He also noted that Selangor, through its subsidiary Worldwide Holdings Bhd, is involved in 10 pilot projects worth RM10 billion, many of which are focused on green technology.

He said that so far, land revenue sources such as land tax, premiums, land and mineral permits as well as land-related service fees account for as much as 80 per cent of the state's overall revenue.

Epicon will become the main turnkey contractor to construct the development of Rumah Idaman MBI (RIM) of 2,252 units on the parcel of land held under Mukim Rawang, Gombak.

“Kira-kira 4,000 keluarga berpendapatan rendah menerima manfaat daripada 10 penganjuran JER di kawasan ini sejak Ogos lalu,” kata Shanmugam Batumalay.

Ujar beliau, pelancong domestik dari Kuala Lumpur, Johor, Perak dan Pahang menyumbang 38 peratus kedatangan di Selangor.