THE Chuping Valley Industrial Area (CVIA) in Perlis is projected to attract committed investments totalling RM2.5 billion and create 1,870 job opportunities upon completion, Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli said.

He said CVIA, an integrated industrial park developed by the Northern Corridor Implementation Authority, aims to attract investments especially in high-impact sectors including green manufacturing, renewable energy and halal industries.

“As of January 31, 2023, the CVIA infrastructure development has achieved 89.4% completion and is expected to be fully completed in the first quarter of 2023,” he said during the question-and-answer session in the Dewan Rakyat today.

The minister was replying to a query from Shahidan Kasim (Arau-PN) regarding the status of the CVIA and Perlis Inland Port (PIP) projects. 

On the PIP, Rafizi said Putrajaya approved the development expenditure financing for this public-private partnership project’s supporting infrastructure comprising three components – bonded road, flyover and spur line. 

“Up to January 31, 2023, the development of the bonded road component has recorded 40.25% completion.

“The flyover and spur line components are still in the initial stage of work, with physical progress at 1.41%,” he said. 

He said the PIP’s external infrastructure development is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2024, in line with the completion of PIP components being developed by the Perlis government. – Bernama, March 13, 2023.