JOHOR BAHRU: Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) will launch its safety and security blueprint for Iskandar Malaysia this year. Integrated planning director Suhaili Idrus said such a framework was vital to ensure continuous safety and security in the 2,217-sq km economic growth corridor.He said feedback from existing and potential investors showed that security and safety came second after skilled and trained workforce for them to do business in Iskandar“Our priority is to create a conducive environment for investors and residents to live, work and play in Iskandar and to be least worried about their safety,’’ Suhaili said at the media briefing on the 46 programmes under the safety and security blueprint for Iskandar yesterday.
The programmes are divided into eight thrusts including capacity building, shaping and management of community perceptions, comprehensive preparedness, prevention and deterrence, and rapid response.Suhaili said the programmes would be implemented in the next three to five years while the coordination and integration of operational agencies and stakeholders had already begun and would be completed by year-end.
These include the Johor Mentri Besar’s Office, local authorities, National Security Council, Economic Planning Unit, Civil Defence Department, Royal Malaysian Police, Health Department, Tenaga Nasional Bhd, Syarikat Air Johor, Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency, private sector developers and community organisations.Suhaili said the programmes would cover the whole Iskandar region and a few pilot sites had been identified in Nusajaya.
“Nusajaya has been chosen as the pilot site because of its greenfield status and they (the programmes) can be initiated without having legal impact on land ownership and encroachment on private properties,’’ he said.However, he said sites with brownfield status would not be sidelined under the blueprint but not all of the 46 programmes could be implemented in these sites.
Suhaili said each programme would address a specific safety and security aspect within Iskandar as outlined under its Comprehensive Development Plan from 2006-2025.He said it was vital that stakeholders, planners, investors and residents in Iskandar fully supported and co-operated in the agenda to ensure its success.“The outcome of these initiatives will benefit Iskandar and it is envisaged that the success can be replicated in other parts of the country,’’ he said.
The programmes are divided into eight thrusts including capacity building, shaping and management of community perceptions, comprehensive preparedness, prevention and deterrence, and rapid response.Suhaili said the programmes would be implemented in the next three to five years while the coordination and integration of operational agencies and stakeholders had already begun and would be completed by year-end.
These include the Johor Mentri Besar’s Office, local authorities, National Security Council, Economic Planning Unit, Civil Defence Department, Royal Malaysian Police, Health Department, Tenaga Nasional Bhd, Syarikat Air Johor, Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency, private sector developers and community organisations.Suhaili said the programmes would cover the whole Iskandar region and a few pilot sites had been identified in Nusajaya.
“Nusajaya has been chosen as the pilot site because of its greenfield status and they (the programmes) can be initiated without having legal impact on land ownership and encroachment on private properties,’’ he said.However, he said sites with brownfield status would not be sidelined under the blueprint but not all of the 46 programmes could be implemented in these sites.
Suhaili said each programme would address a specific safety and security aspect within Iskandar as outlined under its Comprehensive Development Plan from 2006-2025.He said it was vital that stakeholders, planners, investors and residents in Iskandar fully supported and co-operated in the agenda to ensure its success.“The outcome of these initiatives will benefit Iskandar and it is envisaged that the success can be replicated in other parts of the country,’’ he said.
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