Indonesia begins construction of new capital

Lonely Planet announces construction of new capital Indonesia on Kalimantan Island. This was stated by President Joko Widodo.

Indonesians decided to move the capital to a new location because of Jakarta's environmental and economic problems. Now part of the city every year falls by 10 cm, there are floods. The territory of the new capital will be protected from possible earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, volcanic eruptions. The only danger is possible forest fires.

The Department of Environmental Protection is conducting an environmental assessment of the situation, hoping to complete it by November.

Construction will begin in 2021 if the project is approved. The cost of work according to preliminary estimates will be 32.7 billion USD.

Source: tonkosti