Commonwealth Youth City project to be revived

IPOH: The Perak government will revive the Commonwealth Youth City project in Tanjung Malim that was shelved during Pakatan Harapan's rule.

Menteri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamad said the project that was implemented under former Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir's administration, was part of plans for the Southern Perak Development Corridor.

“That plan was suspended after the new state government took over in 2018 and with its own policies introduced at that time, the project was shelved.

“Coincidently, when I was appointed Menteri Besar, the Northern Corridor Implementation Authority (NCIA) and the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER), which before this only focused on development in North Perak, agreed to expand its plans to the south as well.

He was speaking to reporters after presenting letters of appointment to Perak Youth Council members for the 20212022 term here on Sunday.

Saarani said the project would be revived because there were several public institutions of higher learning in the district, adding that the project was also expected to have a positive impact on Proton City in Tanjung Malim, which borders the Klang Valley.