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August 17, local time,Indonesia held commemorative activities in Jakarta and the new capital Nusantara to celebrate the 79th anniversary of the country's independence. This was also the first time that Indonesia held a national independence day celebration in Nusantara, and Indonesian President Joko Widodo attended the ceremony.

Nusantara is located in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, about 1,200 kilometers from Jakarta. At the end of July this year, Jokowi began to work in Nusantara.The inauguration ceremony of Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto is scheduled to be held in Nusantara on October 20.

Jakarta is located on the northwest coast of Java Island. It is low-lying and vulnerable to floods. The densely populated metropolitan area and the huge demand for water have led to excessive exploitation of groundwater and aggravated land subsidence. In order to alleviate the difficulties faced by the development of the capital and promote the balanced development of the country, the Indonesian government announced in 2019 that the administrative capital would be moved from Jakarta to a forest in East Kalimantan Province.The construction of the new capital, Nusantara, started in mid-2020 at a cost of more than $30 billion. Several Indonesian officials said that Nusantara will be a green city in the future, making full use of renewable energy and realizing intelligent waste management. (CCTV reporter Tao Jiale)

(CCTV News Client)