Indonesia, the country with the world’s largest Muslim population, is now moving its capital from Jakarta to Borneo. The government there has taken this decision when the country’s capital Jakarta is sinking fast. However, its rapid sinking is not the only reason behind the change of the capital. There are many other big reasons behind this. One big reason is that pollution and crowd of people are increasing rapidly in this city. While its area is continuously decreasing. Scientists estimate that by the year 2050, one-third of the city will be submerged in water.
Why Indonesia is changing its capital
The biggest reason behind changing the capital of Indonesia is that The population of its current capital, Jakarta, is currently around one crore, while the number of people coming from outside everyday in this country is also very high. One of the biggest problems with Jakarta is that the city is sinking fast. By the year 2050, this city situated on the seashore will lose one-third of its area. Along with this, every year $ 4.5 billion has to be spent to clean the dirt spread due to flood silt. To avoid this economic loss, Indonesia is also changing its capital.
What kind of city is Borneo
Borneo is the city that Indonesia is making its new capital. Actually, Borneo is an island and the government here is talking about setting up a new Nusantara city on this island. It is being said that this city will be environment friendly. At the same time, the population in this city will also be kept under control. The country’s government has planned to settle this new city in 256,000 hectares. The biggest thing is that this new city is Forest City i.e. ‘Forest City’ Will develop on the concept of. 65 percent of the city’s area will also be reforested.
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