Indonesia spent $36.6 billion to move its capital to the rainforest. What happened?

The word "moving the capital" is familiar to everyone. From ancient times to the present, there are many cases in which dynasties or countries moved their capitals. In ancient times, Wu Zetian moved the capital to Luoyang, and now the capital of Brazil has moved from Rio to Brasilia, but moving the capital is undoubtedly a crucial event for a country. Indonesia spent a huge sum of money to move its capital to the rainforest, with an initial investment of $36.6 billion. What happened? Let's have a look.

Indonesia's move to the capital was not decided temporarily by the leaders, but decided to move the capital from Jakarta to Borneo's East Kalimantan Province after three years of field investigation.

Why did Indonesia move its capital? The first is to shorten the economic gap between the east and the west of China mentioned in the official statement. There is a huge gap between the east and the west of Indonesia's economy, that is, Jakarta, the capital of Java Island in the west, has been an economic and cultural center for the past 70 years, while the economy in the northeast is very backward, mainly concentrated in Borneo Island, the third largest island in the world.

Why did Indonesia move its capital? The government mainly considers the actual natural conditions in the capital Jakarta. Climate warming causes the ocean water level to rise. In recent years, the capital Jakarta has been facing floods. From 200 1, there will be large-scale floods in Jakarta every rainy season, and the altitude of Jakarta is very low, so the floods will last longer. The longest flood disaster in 20 12 years lasted for 2 1 day before the water was completely removed. The locals laugh at themselves as the capital of water city.

Why did Indonesia move its capital? The bigger reason lies in the depletion of groundwater. The specific reasons are very complicated, but the biggest factor is that Jakarta's flowering wells have hollowed out groundwater resources.

The new capital of Indonesia is located in Borneo Island, where the economy is underdeveloped, but the area is spacious enough and the natural resources are rich enough. Therefore, Indonesia will directly spend 36.6 billion dollars to move to the rainforest, as long as part of the rainforest is destroyed.