KUALA LUMPUR: The impact from the development of the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER) on the local community can be clearly seen from the job opportunities provided to them.
Northern Corridor Implementation Authority (NCIA) chief executive, Datuk Redza Rafiq Abdul Razak, said the NCER had provided 25,808 employment opportunities to the locals until July this year.
The number, he said, exceeded the NCIA target to generate between 20,000 and 22,000 job opportunities for the next 10 years.
“The success is a positive sign and shows confidence in NCER,” he said in an interview during the “Kerusi Panas” programme produced by Bernama Radio24 on Thursday.
Redza also said the NCIA did not have any problems dealing with the state governments, including those under the opposition rule.
“All agencies in the affected four state government give their full cooperation to NCER,” he added. — Bernama