“is sinking”, one of the world's most dense capitals towards shift

“Jokarta Post” quoted National Development Planning Minister Bamang Brodonegoro as saying he had discussed the president's shift of the Presidential Palace.

According to Bambang, who heads the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), Yokowi spoke of feasibility study and discussed funds for the shift.

“In 2018 or 2019, there will be activities related to the transfer of the central government administration [to the new capital]This is Bambang.

However, Bambang did not mention which city will become the new capital, but suggests that it will be located outside Java. Government officials have earlier mentioned Palangkaraya, the capital of Calimantas Central, and Jonggol in Bogor, in the West of Java as potential candidates.

He said the Ministry of Public Affairs and Public Homes would be in charge of guiding other government efforts and bodies in implementing the plan.

“We need three to four years to complete all basic infrastructure and government buildings“, Bambang said.

Former minister of national development planning and public policy analyst Andrinof Chanyago said the city's movement would not be a problem, as travel spending for at least 10 years would be around $1.6 billion.

In 2015, Jakarta had the worst traffic in the world. The country spends $23 billion annually on infrastructure.

Moreover, the constant drilling of new wells into the source of fresh water means that the city is sinking on an alarming scale, with some predicting that the metropolis has only two years to stay on the water.