Dian Kusumo Hapsari
IDXChannel - Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has said that weather modification needs to be improved to optimize infrastructure development in the new national capital (IKN) Nusantara in East Kalimantan.
"We ask to enhance weather modification in the next few months, so that the construction of the IKN airport becomes optimal," he added here on Saturday.
The minister reviewed the progress of IKN Airport on Friday.
Sumadi said that the biggest challenge to the construction of IKN Airport has been the weather condition, particularly continuous rainfall, in East Kalimantan region.
"Rainfall in East Kalimantan region has been quite high in the past month, with only eight sunny days. Therefore, weather modification is a must," he added.
If the unsupportive weather condition continues, he said, the IKN airport construction target may get pushed back.
