EPF to appoint consultant for Sungai Buloh development project

KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) will be appointing a master consultant to plan a suitable development programme for the 1,200ha of land set to be developed in Sungai Buloh, Selangor into a new hub in the Klang Valley.

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop said this when asked to give further details on the government's announcement on March 30 of plans to jointly develop the area with EPF.

Nor Mohamed said the new hub concept would be similar to that of Putrajaya.

The government believes it can be developed, and this will give rise to many effects that will positively contribute to economic development, he told reporters after the launch of the second term review of the Malay Chamber of Commerce Malaysia's Research and Development Foundation.

He said the exact location in Sungai Buloh has not been identified but the area was government land.

"EPF has been asked to develop the area as it is a strong institution, owned by 12 million Malaysians and it has sufficient funds," he said. -- Bernama