Flying cars or pie in the sky: Indonesia’s dreams for new capital Nusantara called ‘too ambitious’

Nusantara is scheduled to be inaugurated next year, when Indonesia celebrates its 79th anniversary of Independence on Aug 17.- Reuters

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): Nusantara Capital City (IKN) is a megaproject of unrestrained ambition, as the planners of Indonesia’s future capital envision facilities straight out of science fiction, from smart buildings powered by renewables to flying cars.

However, questions about how realistic such plans are grow louder by the day, as the inauguration deadline nears for what some say might be the single biggest contributor to President Joko Widodo’s legacy.