Mandai ( / ˈ m ɑː n d aɪ / , MAHN -dye ) is a planning area located in the North Region of Singapore, famously known for being the access point for the Mandai Wildlife Reserve which includes the Singapore Zoo , Night Safari , River Wonders , Bird Paradise and Rainforest Wild .
8-671: The Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium , the largest crematorium and columbarium in Singapore, is also located in Mandai planning area. Other features include the Sembawang Hot Springs and Sembawang Golf Course. Mandai Road was cut in 1855. The name Mandai appears in the Franklin and Jackson Plan of Singapore (1828) as a river indicated as "R. Mandi". There was also a reference of a hill called Bukit Mandai which appears as “Bt. Mandai” in
16-572: A live firing range are in Kwok Min. Mandai is also the location of Chong Pang Camp and the Sembawang Air Base. Because of the massive makeover with the new bird park and rainforest park, all the military training areas (except Sembawang Air Base and Chong Pang Camp) will soon be moved to Lim Chu Kang and Pulau Tekong; and will be progressively cleared by 2023. MINDEF will release all the Mandai training areas for redevelopment. Apart from Mandai Road,
24-629: Is operated by the Government of Singapore under the National Environment Agency . It is one of three government crematoria in Singapore, the other two being the Choa Chu Kang Columbarium and Yishun Columbarium. Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium is located not far from Yishun New Town . This complex is one of the final resting places for many Singaporeans because of the new technology and limited spaces to host cemeteries for
32-584: The Mass Rapid Transit system 's Mandai Depot , which will be used for the Thomson–East Coast line , is located in Mandai. This Singapore location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium is a crematorium and columbarium complex located at Mandai Road in Mandai , Singapore. The complex
40-493: The closure of Mount Vernon Crematorium as well. To meet the growing demand of the island's population, the Government decided to expand the crematorium further. Slated to be completed in 3Q 2019, it will have six service halls, six viewing halls, three waiting halls and 18 cremators. Former Minister of Finance, Minister of Communications, Minister of Education, Minister of National Development & Minister for Sustainability and
48-467: The dead. With Mount Vernon Crematorium , the only government crematorium reaching its maximum capacity in the late 1970s, a need for a second crematorium arose. The Government chose a plot of land at Mandai to build Singapore's second crematorium. Completed in 1982, it consists of 4 big cremators and 4 small cremators, and 1200 niches. Shortly after its opening, it was designated to cremate exhumed remains from closed down cemeteries in Singapore. In 2000,
56-503: The government decided that all cremation services would be consolidated at Mandai. So, a new extension was built just south of the original complex. Completed in mid 2004, this complex comprises four service halls, four viewing halls, 12 cremators and one waiting hall, replacing the Mount Vernon Crematorium, which closed down on the same day the new complex opened. The columbarium was also expanded to include remains displaced from
64-632: The olden maps. The name is said to come from a Malay tree called " pokok Mandai ". Others suggest that “Mandai” might be a corruption of mandi , meaning “bathe” in Malay , as the river could have been used for this purpose. Parts of Mandai are commonly used as military training areas as there is undeveloped land there. The following locations are used as training areas: Kwok Min, Asrama/Ulu Sembawang, Mandai Bumbong, Gali Batu and Mandai Central. Mandai Camp and Mandai West Camp are in Gali Batu, while Mandai Hill Camp and
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