Myanmar has postponed sending the second batch of civil servants to its new administrative capital Pyinmanar because staff accommodation is not ready, a source close to the military said Wednesday.

There has been widespread discontent among officials over being uprooted.

“The authorities have had to face the fact that nothing is ready there, so the relocation process has had to be temporarily halted,” said the source.

The relocation of Myanmar’s administrative seat from Yangon has been under preparation for several months.

The junta says it is moving the government to Pyinmanar, a mountain town 320 kilometers (200 miles) north of Yangon, because it is more centrally located with easy access to highways and railways.

The move began suddenly on November 7, when Brigadier General Kyaw Hsan, Myanmar’s information minister, told diplomats and journalists about it. Government workers were given just one day to pack.

The halt gives a temporary reprieve to government workers facing separation from their families, who are not allowed at the new government complex.

“I can spend more time with my family if the government postpones this shift for awhile,” said an official with the post and telecommunications ministry, while others said the move has come as no surprise.

“Of course, we knew that there was not enough infrastructure…. But things will come step by step. We have to be patient as we are government staff,” said an information ministry official.