The 16km long and 200 metres wide pure quartz dyke is the longest of its kind in the world.
An environmentalist has hailed the government’s move to leave untouched the Klang Gates Quartz Ridge in Gombak, Selangor, under the renegotiated East Coast Rail Link project.
It would have involved tunnelling through the country’s mountain ranges, including the Klang Gates Quartz Ridge, at a huge cost to the environment. Environmental factors were also considered in the new ECRL alignment, Mahathir had said when announcing the resumption of the rail link project.Andrew welcomed the new rail system linking the Klang Valley with the East Coast, saying that it is much-needed and timely and that it will provide a clean and efficient way of travel both for people and in the transportation of goods.
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