“We will also preserve some of the lakes and former mining pools, which have become a sanctuary for flora and fauna,” he said.

“The project will also be developed within a 15-year span, which includes housing estates, commercial units, education centres and recreational parks,” he added.

Dr Zambry said the project had been in planning in the last few years.

He said it was part of the Perak Amanjaya development blueprint, that was intended to steer the social, economic and regional development of the state to become fully developed.

Putrajaya Perdana Bhd executive chairman Datuk Rosman Abdullah said the project was still being planned out and hoped that it could begin before year-end.

“The first phase of the project will include 4,500 units of houses, including bungalows, terrace and semi-detached homes.

“Of the 4,500 homes, about 1,000 units would consist of affordable homes,” he said.

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