# Behind the Indonesian military’s drive to build thousands of bridges and wells

https://mins.news/en/video/70263

- CNA, 2026-09-23 08:34 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eouvWHMXbL0

> Why is Indonesia’s military building thousands of bridges and wells in remote parts of the country? Army chief Maruli Simanjuntak says the answer is simple: it wants to help struggling people. He said the army completed about 2,700 Garuda Bridges in less than a year and built thousands of clean-water facilities, though its role in civilian infrastructure has raised questions about an expanding military remit.

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