Manila has an gentle wind pollution problem . The Das Kapital of the Philippines , home to 1.8 million masses , has been called one of the worst cities in the humanity for traffic jams — and its reliance on railcar has only exacerbated the job .
So the land decided to bulge out from scratch and make its own utopia . AsBusiness Insiderreports , the commonwealth plans to drop $ 14 billion to construct a new , “ befoulment - innocent ” city . Dubbed New Clark City , this “ matching city ” to Manila will be locate about 75 miles away from the capital letter . The hope is that 2 million metropolis habitant will be persuade to pick up and move there , which would also avail facilitate congestion in Manila .
New Clark will reportedly be ramp up over a 30 - class period , and when it ’s done it will be turgid than Manhattan . It will be divided into five districts designed to serve unlike purposes : government activity , recreation , business , education , and agriculture . However , two - third base of the land will be devoted to parks , farmland , and green blank space .
The programme also call for advanced engineering to be rolled out in New Clark , including drone , self - driving electric cars , and eco - favorable methods of conserving water and energy . AsCNNreports , the metropolis will be situated at a higher elevation than Manila so as to safeguard it from environmental disasters like typhoon and floods .
The project is being develop by BCDA Group , a local governing - possess corporation , and Surbana Jurong , a Singaporean government activity - owned consultancy company . They project to construct a sports complex , political science buildings , and housing units for political science employees before the Southeast Asian Games kick off in the Philippines in December 2019 .
It ’s certainly ambitious , but as Business Insider points out , there will likely be challenges . The land “ struggles with economic development , ” it notes , and similar undertaking in China have failed and turned into ghost city or else .
[ h / tBusiness Insider ]
