Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Sugiono\npraised the work of the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Acceleration\nTask Force (PRR Task Force) in restoring areas of Sumatra affected by\ndisasters.<\/p>\n
After around 11 months of recovery efforts, most rehabilitation and\nreconstruction work has reportedly been completed. Alongside this\nprogress, Sugiono stressed the importance of factoring climate-change\nmitigation into recovery planning to prepare for future disaster\nrisks.<\/p>\n
Sugiono made the remarks during a visit to the National Post of the\nPRR Task Force for Post-Disaster Sumatra at the Ministry of Home Affairs\nheadquarters in Jakarta on Monday (26 October).<\/p>\n
On his first visit in his capacity as Coordinating Minister for Human\nDevelopment and Culture and Chair of the PRR Task Force\u2019s Steering\nCommittee, Sugiono received an update on recovery efforts from Home\nAffairs Minister Muhammad Tito Karnavian, who chairs the task force. The\nbriefing covered progress as well as continuing challenges.<\/p>\n
Sugiono said the government\u2019s efforts demonstrated its hard work in\nfulfilling its responsibility to serve communities in affected\nareas.<\/p>\n
These efforts include issuing regulations, providing budget support,\nand restoring basic facilities and services in Aceh, North Sumatra and\nWest Sumatra.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think this is extraordinary hard work that deserves recognition.\nDespite the various circumstances, the government led by President\nPrabowo Subianto has still been able to fulfil its responsibility to\nserve the public and address problems in disaster-affected areas,\u201d\nSugiono said.<\/p>\n
As well as ensuring the recovery continues, Sugiono called for\nstronger preparedness for potential 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, we must also factor mitigation efforts into our planning,\nso that if a disaster occurs we are better prepared and can carry out\nresponse and rehabilitation efforts as quickly as possible,\u201d Sugiono\nsaid.<\/p>\n
He emphasised that recovery efforts must continue to be strengthened\nthrough coordination between central and local governments and all\nrelevant parties.<\/p>\n
Accelerating the completion of outstanding work must go hand in hand\nwith climate-change mitigation planning, so that the government and\ncommunities are better prepared for future disaster risks.<\/p>\n
Tito said subsequent disasters remained one of the challenges facing\nrehabilitation and reconstruction efforts.<\/p>\n
Heavy rainfall has triggered flooding again in several areas,\nincluding Padang and Solok in West Sumatra, Central Tapanuli in North\nSumatra, and several parts of Aceh.<\/p>\n
Tito explained that sediment build-up in affected rivers increases\nthe risk of overflow during heavy rain, damaging some infrastructure\nthat had already been repaired. River management therefore needs to be\naccelerated 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 flooding.<\/p>\n
He called on the Ministry of Public Works to support and speed up\nriver clearance and management, so that rehabilitation and\nreconstruction in affected areas can proceed more effectively.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/coordinating-minister-sugiono-praises-prr-task-forces-work-to-restore-sumatra-1793026330", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }