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Indonesia unveils the name of theSLOTXOnew capital "Nusantara" after the council approved the budget to move the capital from Jakarta. escape from the problem of land subsidence
On January 19, 2022, the Indonesian parliament approved the relocation of the capital from Jakarta, on the island of Java, to a deep forest in East Kalimantan. on Borneo In this regard, along with establishing a legal framework for financing and managing this mega-project initially USD 32 billion. Meanwhile, the Indonesian government has also announced the name of the country's new capital, Nusantara, which means "islands" in Javanese.
The idea of relocating the Indonesian capital. It has been pushed under President Joko Widodo's administration since 2019, after Jakarta has long suffered from overcrowding. until resulting in various aspects including urban development, traffic congestion, infrastructure, pollution, and the sinking of the land that is rapidly sinking from the massive pumping of groundwater.
Photo by Handout / Indonesian Presidential Palace / AFP
However, this plan was delayed as the government had to deal with the COVID-19 situation. The progress of the new capital is expected to be evident in 2024.
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