Kangkar Village
In the 1970s and 80s, residents who lived in Punggol referred to the settlement at the end of the old Upper Serangoon Road as Kangkar ("foot of the river" in Teochew), referring to Sungai Serangooon (Serangoon River). It was a bustling seaport, known for its wholesale fish market, one of the largest in the North Eastern part of Singapore.
Subsequently with urban redevelopment, part of the Serangoon River was reclaimed and the villagers of Kangkar resettled to new housing estates, with many residing in nearby Hougang. Upper Serangoon Road was also extended to the new sengkang estate.
Although villagers miss the neighbourly spirit of kampong life, many welcomed the move to new housing estates as the houses are cleaner and safer. It was common for the Kangkar houses to flood when the tide was higher than usual. Sometimes flood water brought snakes into the house. Children and ladies scrambled to stand on tables and chairs while the men threw shoes and attacked with poles to chase them out. Household appliances got rusty easily and broke down much faster. 
