Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium

Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium is a crematorium and columbarium complex located at Mandai Road in Mandai, Singapore. The complex is operated by the Government of Singapore under the National Environment Agency.[1] It is one of two government crematoria in Singapore, the other being the Choa Chu Kang Columbarium.

Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium
General information
TypeCrematorium, columbarium complex
LocationMandai, Singapore
300 Mandai Road, Singapore 779393
Completed1982 (1982)
OwnerNational Environment Agency

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 the dead.[2]

History

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, the government decided that all cremation services are to 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 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.[3]

Notable Burials

The presidents of Singapore, Wee Kim Wee, Ong Teng Cheong, S R Nathan are resting here.

Ex-President of Singapore Buried in Mandai Columbarium
Death Year Name Notes
2002 Ong Teng Cheong Fifth President of the Republic of Singapore
2005 Wee Kim Wee Fourth President of the Republic of Singapore
2016 SR Nathan Sixth President of Republic of Singapore

Other than Ex-president of Singapore are resting here. The 1st ex Prime Minister of Singapore & Spouse of the Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew & Kwa Geok Choo are also resting here.

Ex-Prime Minister of Singapore & First Lady Buried in Mandai Columbarium
Death Year Name Notes
2010 Kwa Geok Choo Spouse of the First Prime Minister of Singapore
2015 Lee Kuan Yew First Prime Minister of Singapore

The Acting President of Singapore, Wee Chong Jin & Yeoh Ghim Seng are resting here.

Acting President of Singapore Buried in Mandai Columbarium
Death Year Name Notes
1993 Yeoh Ghim Seng 1st , 2nd & 4th Acting President of Singapore
2005 Wee Chong Jin 3rd Acting President of Singapore & 1st Chief Justice of Singapore

See also

Other non-government crematoria and columbarium in Singapore include:

References
  1. "Government-Managed Columbaria". National Environment Agency.
  2. "Burial, Cremation & Ash Storage". National Environment Agency.
  3. "Mandai Crematorium to expand to meet demand". The Straits Times. March 23, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
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