Jakarta (Antara Bali) - Former Vice President Jusuf Kalla has stated that calls for moving the capital from Jakarta to another location should not be given priority at this time and the government should instead focus on improving the city's infrastructure to make it less vulnerable to flooding.

"In my opinion, the solution is not to move but to fix the infrastructure of Jakarta," he said after meeting with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the presidential office here on Friday.

Kalla pointed out that moving the capital would be an expensive affair as it will involve relocating thousands of government employees.

"Moving offices is easy,  but how to move 200,000 people? It will be anything but easy," he continued.

Kalla said the city's drainage system must be repaired and the river be widened in order to make Jakarta better equipped against floods. (IGT/T007)



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