Govt approves ECRL integrated land use master plan - PM

The government through the 42nd National Physical Planning Council (MPFN) meeting today agreed to approve the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) Integrated Land Use Master Plan, also known as PeGTaECRL.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the document would drive development around 20 stations and along the ECRL routes which have been identified.

“MPFN has become a platform for the federal government to discuss with the state governments concerned on town and village planning as well as national physical development in line with the Federal Constitution,” he said in a Facebook post after chairing the meeting at Putrajaya today.

He said the meeting also agreed to improve the approval process for the construction of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure through the Guidelines on Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Lots (GPP EVCB).

The prime minister said this is in line with the national automotive industry’s transformation which is more environmentally friendly and sustainable.

“The availability of charging infrastructure is very important in the transformation of the automotive sector,” he said.

He said the 42nd MPFN also agreed with the need to adopt the National Geopark Development Plan 2021-2030 and the National Geopark Implementation Plan by federal agencies in collaboration with state governments and the translation of its recommendations in the local plan documents for the control of planning and land use at the local level.

- Bernama

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