Rail operator SMRT faces fines totalling $1.9 million for the accident, which resulted in the death of two SMRT trainees and the flooding incident at Bishan.
Rail operator announced yesterday that it wants to give its staff more opportunities to suggest and make small improvements in their own work.
SMRT will be outsourcing more non-rail maintenance work such as the servicing of tunnel pumps, air-conditioning and tunnel ventilation systems.
SMRT will be introducing flood mitigation measures at four locations on the East-West Line to prevent a repeat of October's flooding incident.
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan says that SMRT spent about $2 million on repairs and rail equipment replacements after the Bishan flooding last October.
The Land Transport Authority said yesterday that the flooding of the Bishan MRT station tunnel on 7th October was 'entirely preventable'.
The Land Transport Authority has formed a standing committee with water agency PUB to look into the prevention of floods in tunnels.
SMRT's legal options against its employees linked to last month's MRT tunnel flooding will depend on the terms of their staff contracts.
SMRT has fired eight staff and taken disciplinary action against three others involved in the falsification of maintenance records for an anti-flooding system.
The failure of a group of SMRT staff to carry out maintenance duties leading to an MRT tunnel flooding in October had negated the good work of others.
Rail operator SMRT has called upon the defence sector and experts from Taipei Metro to help review its maintenance work processes.
SMRT chief Desmond Kuek has rallied staff, urging them to learn from tunnel flooding incident and commit to culture of excellence.
Train Captain Choo Ah Heng, who reported the Bishan station tunnel flooding on 7th October, also spotted electrical arcing further down the North-South Line.
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan made a statement in Parliament yesterday regarding his plans to prevent the flooding of MRT tunnels in the future.
Faulty water discharge pumps have been found near Kembangan and Lavender stations, following the flooding incident at Bishan station last month.
SMRT will be taking disciplinary action against six staff from the Building and Facilities Maintenance group while seven managers will face inquiries.
The SMRT team responsible for maintaining a train tunnel pump system that malfunctioned may have falsified records.
In response to last Saturday's tunnel flooding, SMRT has announced that it has replaced a senior executive in charge of maintenance and systems.
A malfunction in the water pumping system at Bishan MRT station caused rainwater to collect in the MRT tunnel, resulting in weekend train service disruption.
The Land Transport Authority is still trying to figure out what caused a water pipe to burst at the yet-to-open Bencoolen MRT station earlier this afternoon.