The new but half-finished capital of Indonesia hosts the first anniversary of independence.
According to the Associated Press, on the 71st anniversary of the country’s independence, the officials of Indonesia, wearing the traditional clothes of Indonesian tribes, attended the new and half-finished capital city of Nusantara.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his cabinet ministers attended the Independence Day ceremony at the new presidential palace. This building was inspired by the image of “Garuda”, a legendary anthropomorphic figure in Buddhist and Hindu culture.
The new but half-finished capital of Indonesia hosts the first anniversary of independence
Initially, Nusantara was supposed to be inaugurated as the new capital of Indonesia at this ceremony, but due to the project not progressing according to schedule, it is not yet clear when the transfer of the capital will take place.
Widodo said last week that 8,000 guests were invited to the ceremony, but due to lack of adequate infrastructure, the number of guests was reduced to 1,300. The ceremony held at the new presidential palace on the island of Borneo was held simultaneously with a celebration at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta.
Widodo started work on the new presidential palace in Nusantara at the end of July and held the first meeting of his cabinet last Tuesday. During the ceremony of the 71st anniversary of Indonesia’s independence, more than 5 thousand troops from the police and army of this country were sent to the venue.
Jakarta, with a central population of about 10 million people and more than 30 million people in the surrounding metropolises, has always been affected by torrential rains, and its streets have been flooded to such an extent that the cost of unblocking the roads costs the government about 4.5 billion dollars every year. has
The construction of the new capital of Indonesia started in the middle of 2022 in an area of ​​about 2,600 square kilometers. Since the beginning of the construction of this city, seven impressive ceremonies have been held in it. The main investors of this city are Indonesian companies, and the government only undertakes 20% of the 33 billion dollars budget for its construction.