Andre Rosiade, Deputy Chair of Commission VI of the House of\nRepresentatives (DPR RI) from the Gerindra Party, inspected\npost-flash-flood river management in Muaro Panjalinan, Koto Tangah\ndistrict, Padang. He said he was ensuring that the rehabilitation and\nreconstruction of water-resource infrastructure continued to be\nexpedited.<\/p>\n
Andre was accompanied by Reski Wahyudi, head of the West Sumatra V\nRiver Basin Agency (BWS Sumatera V) in Padang, and Maria Doeni Isa, head\nof the West Sumatra Settlement Development Agency.<\/p>\n
Andre thanked President Prabowo Subianto and Public Works Minister\nDody Hanggodo for providing budget support and accelerating efforts to\naddress the disaster\u2019s impact in West Sumatra. He said the government\nhad made clear that disaster response would not end with the emergency\nphase.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe would like to thank President Prabowo Subianto and Public Works\nMinister Dody Hanggodo. The central government has shown its commitment\nto rebuilding West Sumatra after the disaster,\u201d Andre said in a\nstatement on Thursday (29 October 2026).<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can see that heavy machinery is already at work and permanent\nworks have begun. This is what we are pushing for: the response must not\nstop at the emergency phase, but continue through to reconstruction,\u201d\nadded Andre, chairman of the Central Board of the Minang Family\nAssociation (IKM).<\/p>\n
Andre said accelerating permanent projects was part of efforts to\nensure that disaster response did not drag on. He praised BWS Sumatera\nV, contractors and other technical agencies for preparing and carrying\nout recovery programmes.<\/p>\n
\u201cPreparing works like these requires technical studies, designs and\nenvironmental analysis. But we are urging that the process be\naccelerated without neglecting technical considerations. Flooding has\nhappened again, and people need measures that provide long-term\nprotection,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Reski Wahyudi, head of BWS Sumatera V in Padang, said the budget\nallocated for post-disaster water-resource management in West Sumatra\ntotalled around Rp4.3 trillion. Of that amount, about Rp380 billion was\nallocated for emergency response, while approximately Rp3.8 trillion was\nset aside for rehabilitation and reconstruction.<\/p>\n
Padang has been allocated around Rp782 billion for rehabilitation and\nreconstruction. The work covers the Batang Kuranji and Batang Air Dingin\nrivers, including the Gunung Nago and Koto Tuo areas.<\/p>\n
Reski said the project packages were designed not only to repair\ndamage but also to strengthen flood and sediment control. Planned work\nincludes building two dams and three check dams, river normalisation,\nembankment construction and projects related to raw-water supply.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn Padang, the work is focused on two main rivers, Batang Kuranji\nand Batang Air Dingin, with projects spread across several locations. We\nare also preparing sediment-control structures upstream so that material\nis not continually carried downstream during heavy rain,\u201d Reski\nsaid.<\/p>\n
He added that permanent works, initially scheduled to begin in\nNovember, had been brought forward to October 2026 in response to\nrepeated flooding in Padang.<\/p>\n
Overall, BWS Sumatera V\u2019s post-disaster works cover 43 rivers across\nseveral regencies and cities. According to Reski\u2019s briefing, progress on\nbank reinforcement and embankment works stood at around 75 per cent,\nwhile river normalisation had reached approximately 87 per cent.<\/p>\n
In Padang Pariaman Regency, the rehabilitation and reconstruction\nbudget presented was around Rp1.33 trillion. Work covers the Batang\nAnai, Batang Tapakis, Batang Ulakan and Batang Mangor rivers, and\nincludes a dam, seven check dams, river normalisation and\nembankments.<\/p>\n
Solok Regency has been allocated around Rp392 billion to address the\nBatang Lembang and Batang Gawan rivers, as well as several rivers in the\nSaniang Baka area. In Agam Regency, the budget presented was around\nRp278 billion, including work on the Batang Malalak river and the\nconstruction of eight check dams.<\/p>\n
In Tanah Datar Regency, the programme covers work on the Batang\nSinamar river, lahar and sediment control on Mount Marapi, and the\nconstruction of a dam, sabo dams and check dams, as well as river\nnormalisation. In Padang Panjang, sediment-control works and one check\ndam are planned, with a budget of around Rp50 billion. BWS Sumatera V\nalso presented an allocation of around Rp25 billion for work in Pesisir\nSelatan Regency.<\/p>\n
Reski stressed that permanent works required careful preparation\nbecause river management could not be carried out at just one location.\nPlanning had to take into account the river channel, sediment movement,\nthe need for upstream control structures and the impact on downstream\nareas.<\/p>\n
Andre said he would continue to oversee coordination with the central\ngovernment and technical agencies to ensure the recovery programme met\nresidents\u2019 needs.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want the budget set aside by the government to be spent properly.\nThank you to President Prabowo, Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo and\neveryone working in the field. We hope this rehabilitation and\nreconstruction will strengthen protection for the people of West Sumatra\nagainst future disasters,\u201d Andre said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/andre-rosiade-inspects-river-dredging-project-in-west-sumatra-after-flash-floods-1793253186", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }