Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said in a post that running more buses along key rail stretches would strengthen the transport network while providing backup.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) impounded 62 dockless bicycles from bike-sharing firms here that were parked indiscriminately in a week-long operation in January.
Many of the bicycles from bicycle-sharing companies have surfaced in strange places – submerged in canals, thrown into drains, hidden in bushes and even covered in sand on beaches.
Having to fork out five times the normal taxi fare – or in the case of displaced train commuters, 80 times their usual MRT fare – is not something anyone relishes.
Rail operator SMRT has outsourced the maintenance of water pumps to the system manufacturer, following an unprecedented flooding incident in October 2017.