Irda submits proposed 10MP projects to Govt

Tuesday March 10, 2009
Irda submits proposed 10MP projects to Govt
By ZAZALI MUSA

JOHOR BARU: Iskandar Regional Development Authority (Irda) has submitted its plan to the Federal Government on the infrastructure projects slated for the 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP).
Executive director Harun Johari said that under the current 9MP, the Government had allocated RM6.83bil for infrastructure projects in Iskandar Malaysia.

“We are hoping to get a similar amount of budget or even more under the 10MP, which will start from 2011 until 2015,’’ he told StarBiz.

Harun said some of the projects within Iskandar Malaysia under the 9MP had already started while others would begin soon. All the projects would be completed between 2011 and 2015. Projects approved under the 9MP include road improvement packages, drainage works, river cleaning and public housing. All these projects are in various areas in five flagship zones in Iskandar – Johor Baru City Centre, Nusajaya, Eastern Gate Development, Western Gate Development and Senai.
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About 80% of the investment in the development region came from the private sector and 20% from the Federal Government.
Iskandar Malaysia has to-date attracted RM43bil investment and the growth corridor is looking to receive RM93bil by 2025.