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Indonesia correspondent Anne Barker and Mitchell Woolnough in Kalimantan

Can you really construct a new megacity in a jungle and convince millions to move there?

Jikram says the compensation he was offered for his land was inadequate. (ABC News: Mitchell Woolnough)

With construction already underway, Indonesia's new capital city is being touted as a futuristic metropolis in the rainforests of Borneo.

Nestled in the country's East Kalimantan province, the massive project has been years in the making and is slowly taking shape.

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