Murai Reservoir is one of the four reservoirs

Water reservoir

A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...

 in the Western Water Catchment

Western Water Catchment

The Western Water Catchment currently houses four reservoirs, Tengeh Reservoir, Poyan Reservoir, Murai Reservoir and Sarimbun Reservoir. The Western Water Catchment is also a live-firing area in which it is used by the Singapore Armed Forces for training purposes...

 of Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

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It was formerly Sungei Murai, which was dammed in early 1980s, to create a reservoir.

It is now part of SAFTI Live Firing Area, of which is restricted to civilian military. The Murai Urban Training Facility

Murai Urban Training Facility

The Murai Urban Training Facility is the Singapore Armed Forces' latest training facility created to hone the urban operations capability of its soldiers....

is east of Murai Reservoir, which can be accessed through Jalan Murai from Lim Chu Kang Road. There is also a road east of Murai Urban Training Facility which goes from Lim Chu Kang Road to Jalan Murai, called Murai Farmway.