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No decision yet on location of new capital city: Minister
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Coordinating Economic Minister Darmin Nasution (left) and Agrarian and Spatial Planning Minister Sofyan Djalil talk after attending a limited Cabinet meeting at the Presidential Office in Jakarta. (Antara/Wahyu Putro A)
T
he government is strongly considering relocating the capital city from Jakarta to another region, but it has not made any final decision on the possible location.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) to undertake a technical study for the relocation of the capital city, Agrarian and Spatial Plan Ministry Sofyan Djalil said on Tuesday.
Sofyan, however, declined to confirm that Palangkaraya in Central Kalimantan has been chosen to become the new capital city as previously mentioned by many experts and government officials.
“We are still seeking alternatives,” Sofyan said as reported by kontan.co.id.
(Read also: Government to prepare capital's relocation)
National Development Planning Minister Bambang Prodjonegoro, who is also head of the National Development Planning Agency, said previously that his office and the Public Works and Housing Ministry would try to complete the study this year so that the infrastructure could be developed next year.
Three aspects that are being considered by the government for the relocation of the capital city are location, city spatial planning and funding.
Bambang stressed the new capital city should be located outside of Java, preferably in Kalimantan, while the funding might come from a public-private partnership (PPP).
“We encourage cooperation between the government and private companies,” Bambang added. (bbn)
