Missed construction targets put capital relocation plan in limbo

Construction at Nusantara Capital City (IKN), in Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan. The new city is scheduled to begin operating as the country's new political center on August 17, 2024, on Indonesia's 79th Independence Day. - AFP

JAKARTA: The plan to relocate the country’s capital to the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) in East Kalimantan has once again come into question amid slow construction progress and missed deadlines.

Only one month is left before Nusantara is slated to hold its first ever Independence Day celebration on Aug. 17, which is also expected to be the celebration of the official transfer of the Indonesian capital city from Jakarta.