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Muslim group seeks high-speed train transparency

Trucks and heavy equipment are lined up at the site of the groundbreaking of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway project

The Jakarta Post
Jakarta
Fri, February 5, 2016

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Muslim group seeks high-speed train transparency Trucks and heavy equipment are lined up at the site of the groundbreaking of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway project. (Antara/Hafidz Mubarak) (Antara/Hafidz Mubarak)

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span class="inline inline-center">Trucks and heavy equipment are lined up at the site of the groundbreaking of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway project. (Antara/Hafidz Mubarak)

The country'€™s second-largest Muslim organization, Muhammadiyah '€“ with about 30 million members '€“ has called on the government to publish the documents relating to the controversial high-speed railway deal.

The project appeared to have some legal and environmental issues, Muhammadiyah deputy chairman Busyro Muqoddas said.

"With Rp 78 trillion of spending, the public has the right to know. There should be transparency," Busyro said on Friday.

The environmental feasibility study had been completed in only 15 days, he said, adding that there should have been a more detailed assessment because the train would be going through Jatiluhur the terrain of which was rich in water resources, as well as an earthquake-prone area.

"Jatiluhur is a rich aquifer, and along the proposed track there are two fault lines, Cimandiri and Lembang, with the potential for earthquakes. A study on the geological structure itself could take at least one or two years," Volcanologist Surono said. (anh/dan)

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