Kinta Lake District project beginning by year-end

New development: Dr Zambry explaining the ‘green’ township project. With him is ( from left) Mentri Besar Inc CEO Aminudin Hashim and State Local Government Committee chairman Datuk Saarani Mohamad.

THE Perak Government has announced a RM2.18bil “green” township project to be developed near Tronoh in Batu Gajah.

Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir said the mix development project would be eco-friendly promoting the use of sustainable resources and materials and incorporating the concept of green buildings for modern living.

Themed “Kinta Lake District” project, Dr Zambry said it would be developed on a 106.8ha piece of land near the Ipoh-Lumut road during the memorandum of understanding between Mentri Besar Inc (MB Inc) and Ipoh City Development Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Putrajaya Perdana Bhd at the state secretariat building recently.

“With the development, it will add another landmark in the state.

“The project is also an effort to develop ex-mining land, to ensure these would not be left idle,” he said.

“We will also preserve some of the lakes and former mining pools, which have become a sanctuary for flora and fauna,” he said.

“The project will also be developed within a 15-year span, which includes housing estates, commercial units, education centres and recreational parks,” he added.

Dr Zambry said the project had been in planning in the last few years.

He said it was part of the Perak Amanjaya development blueprint, that was intended to steer the social, economic and regional development of the state to become fully developed.

Putrajaya Perdana Bhd executive chairman Datuk Rosman Abdullah said the project was still being planned out and hoped that it could begin before year-end.

“The first phase of the project will include 4,500 units of houses, including bungalows, terrace and semi-detached homes.

“Of the 4,500 homes, about 1,000 units would consist of affordable homes,” he said.

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