Beautification projects worth RM152mil underway across Johor
JOHOR BARU: The state government, in collaboration with all 16 local authorities, is currently undertaking 33 beautification and landscaping projects across the state valued at RM152.44mil.
Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi (pic) said the projects include upgrades to recreational parks, pedestrian walkways, heritage areas, public art murals, tourism infrastructure, urban lighting and strategic visual markers, all aimed at directly improving the quality of life for the people.
He said the allocation includes RM2.92mil for upgrading Taman Bandar Bukit Layang-Layang in conjunction with the National Landscape Day 2025 programme, RM1.48mil for landscape and beautification works at TMIYC Pasir Gudang, and RM30mil for infrastructure and beautification in the Johor Baru City Centre.
'Each of these projects brings direct benefits to the people in the form of more comfortable recreational spaces, a more attractive urban environment, job opportunities in the landscape and tourism sectors, and an enhanced city image that encourages investor interest,' he said at the launch of the National Landscape Day 2025 celebration officiated by Che' Puan Mahkota Khaleeda, the wife of the Regent of Johor here yesterday.
Also present were Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming and state housing and local government committee chairman Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor.
Onn Hafiz said Johor is the only state to have its own Landscape Department, demonstrating its commitment to systematic and integrated landscape development.
According to data from the Statistics Department, the landscape industry contributed RM39.4bil to the country's gross domestic product in 2024, with Johor having the highest number of nurseries in Malaysia, accounting for 87% of the national total.
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