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Today, Lim Chu Kang is still largely [[rural]] and is located in close proximity with the [[Western Water Catchment]]. Lim Chu Kang is served by two main roads known as [[Lim Chu Kang Road]] and [[Choa Chu Kang Road|Old Choa Chu Kang Road]]. As this area is still undeveloped, its land use primarily consists of military training areas, [[agriculture]], [[farms]], the only remaining cemeteries in Singapore (due to exhumations in others to make way for new developments) and a major [[cinerarium]]. There are also side-roads, like [[Poyan Reservoir|Jalan Sungei Poyan]], Lim Chu Kang Road Track 11/13 and Jalan Bahtera. There are also several roads that are not listed on certain publications, largely due to military secrecy.
The area will not be used for residential purposes in the near future or in the Land Use Plan 2030. Rather, it will largely retain its agricultural and military value. The 62 farms in the western part of Lim Chu Kang are being cleared progressively from April 2020 and completing in December 2022, to make way for military training and to replace the training ground at the central part of Singapore (Seletar, Mandai, Simpang and Lentor); the area will be renamed to "Ventura" for military reasons.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Lim Chu Kang farms get final extension |work=[[Channel NewsAsia]] |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/lim-chu-kang-farms-lease-extension-relocation-redevelopment-2168156 |access-date=2021-09-10}}</ref>
Various types of farms where sustainable agriculture is practiced such as vegetable, goat and crocodile farms give city dwellers an insight on nature. It has also been an increasingly popular exploration for tourists in recent years, due in part to its close proximity to the [[Kranji MRT station]].
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===Lim Chu Kang Rural Centre===
In 1979, a [[Housing Development Board]] estate was constructed in Neo Tiew.<ref name="propertyguru">{{cite web | url=http://www.propertyguru.com.sg/lifestyle/article/4/singapore-s-history-abandoned-hdb-estate | title=Singapore's History: Abandoned HDB estate | work=PropertyGuru | access-date= 4 September 2015}})</ref> In addition to public housing units, a wet market and an old playground were also constructed in this estate.<ref name="propertyguru" /> In 2002, the entire estate was sold back to the government in an [[en-bloc]] sale; its residents moved to newly built housing units in [[Jurong West]].<ref name="propertyguru" /> The remains of the old housing estate are currently used by the [[Singapore Armed Forces]] for their [[Urban warfare|Fighting in Built-Up Areas]] (FIBUA) training from 2004, which has restricted access and only accessible from the Sungei Gedong Camp (TRMC) Operations Room.<ref name="propertyguru" /> In 2012, the site was used for the shooting of a war scene in the film, ''[[Ah Boys to Men]]''.
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