The Indonesian parliament passed a bill on the 18th to relocate the capital from the current Jakarta to another place in the country and name the new capital "Nusantara", and the Indonesian government has cultivated the land to be relocated. Therefore, it is expected that the transfer of capital functions will begin in earnest.

Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia's Java Island, is facing serious issues such as overcrowding and traffic congestion, and the Indonesian government plans to relocate the capital to the eastern part of Kalimantan Island, which is located in the center of the country, in 2019. It was announced.



In response to this, the Indonesian government submitted a bill necessary for the relocation of the capital to the Diet in September last year, and as a result of deliberation, it was passed by a majority in favor on the 18th, and the name of the new capital is also in Indonesian. It has been decided that it will be "Nusantara" which means "Archipelago".



As a result, the Indonesian government is expected to cultivate more than 250,000 hectares of land such as forests, which will be the relocation destination, and to start full-scale relocation of capital functions from 2024.



On the other hand, the cost of relocating the capital is expected to amount to about 3.7 trillion yen in Japanese yen, and while the economy is being hit by the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the Indonesian government is investing from foreign countries to cover the cost. I also want to call in.