Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Sugiono has\npraised the Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Acceleration Task\nForce for its efforts to restore areas affected by disasters in Sumatra.\nAfter around 11 months, rehabilitation and reconstruction in Aceh, North\nSumatra and West Sumatra have made significant progress.<\/p>\n
Implementation of recovery activities funded in the 2026 fiscal year\nhas reached approximately 96\u201398%. This figure reflects progress on\nrehabilitation and reconstruction activities allocated funding in\n2026.<\/p>\n
Overall recovery efforts are continuing, including the phased\ncompletion of various projects in line with the established\nrehabilitation and reconstruction plan.<\/p>\n
During a visit in his capacity as chair of the Task Force\u2019s Steering\nTeam, Sugiono received an update on recovery from Home Affairs Minister\nMuhammad Tito Karnavian, who chairs the task force, including details of\nachievements and remaining obstacles.<\/p>\n
Sugiono said the government\u2019s efforts demonstrated hard work in\nmeeting its responsibility to provide services to people in affected\nareas. These efforts include issuing regulations, providing budget\nsupport, and restoring basic facilities and services in Aceh, North\nSumatra and West Sumatra.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think this is extraordinary hard work that deserves recognition.\nDespite the various circumstances, the government led by President\n[Prabowo Subianto] has still been able to fulfil its responsibility to\nprovide services to the public and address problems in disaster-hit\nareas,\u201d Sugiono said in a written statement on Thursday (29 October\n2026).<\/p>\n
Sugiono made the remarks during a visit on Monday (26 October) to the\nNational Post of the Task Force for Post-Disaster Recovery in Sumatra,\nat the Ministry of Home Affairs\u2019 headquarters in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
He said recovery efforts needed to be strengthened through\ncoordination between central and regional governments and all relevant\nparties. Sugiono added that completing the remaining work more quickly\nwas essential to ensuring affected residents could resume normal\nactivities.<\/p>\n
Alongside efforts to accelerate recovery, Sugiono stressed the\nimportance of strengthening preparedness for future disasters.<\/p>\n
He said climate change could affect rainfall patterns in Indonesia.\nAreas north of the equator are expected to see increased rainfall, while\nareas to the south are likely to be drier than normal over the coming\ndecades.<\/p>\n
\u201cTherefore, mitigation efforts must also be factored into our\nplanning, so that if a disaster occurs we are better prepared and can\nrespond and carry out rehabilitation as quickly as possible,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Sugiono stressed that rehabilitation and reconstruction should not\nonly restore affected areas, but also take future disaster risks into\naccount. Coordination between central and regional governments and other\nrelevant parties must therefore continue to be strengthened, so recovery\ncan proceed alongside mitigation and efforts to improve public\npreparedness.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian reported that\nsubsequent disasters remained one of the challenges in rehabilitation\nand reconstruction.<\/p>\n
Heavy rainfall has triggered further flooding in several areas,\nincluding Padang and Solok in West Sumatra, Central Tapanuli in North\nSumatra, and several parts of Aceh.<\/p>\n
Tito said sediment build-up in affected rivers had increased the risk\nof overflow during heavy rain, causing some infrastructure that had\nalready been repaired to be damaged again. River management therefore\nneeded to be expedited to reduce the risk of further flooding.<\/p>\n
He said accelerating work on 137 rivers affected by sedimentation in\nAceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra should be part of efforts to reduce\nthe risk of renewed floods.<\/p>\n
Tito called on the Ministry of Public Works to support the\nacceleration of river clearing and management, so rehabilitation and\nreconstruction in affected areas could proceed more effectively.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/coordinating-minister-praises-significant-progress-in-post-disaster-recovery-1793278338", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }