The Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Acceleration Task\nForce (Satgas PRR) for Sumatra continues to increase occupancy of\ntemporary shelters (huntara) for disaster evacuees in Sumatra.<\/p>\n
This effort is coupled with the distribution of housing allowance\nfunds (DTH) to reduce evacuees still residing in tents due to floods and\nlandslides in Aceh Province, North Sumatra (Sumut), and West Sumatra\n(Sumbar).<\/p>\n
The daily Satgas PRR report as of 10 March recorded that 14,725\ntemporary shelter units have been completed across the three affected\nprovinces. The total target is 18,697 units.<\/p>\n
Aceh is the region with the most temporary shelter construction.\nHere, 12,926 units have been completed out of a planned 16,847.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, in North Sumatra, 969 units have been completed out of\n1,020 planned. In West Sumatra, all targeted units have been completed,\ntotalling 830 units.<\/p>\n
The task force is also gradually building permanent shelters\n(huntap). A total of 1,463 units are currently under construction out of\n36,669 targeted units, whilst six units have been completed.<\/p>\n
For Housing Allowance Fund (DTH) assistance to disaster victims who\nchoose not to live in temporary shelters, the assistance provided is\n600,000 rupiah per month for three months, so each household head\nreceives a total of 1.8 million rupiah.<\/p>\n
To date, all DTH recipient accounts have received the assistance\ntransfer.<\/p>\n
The strategy of accelerating temporary shelter, permanent shelter\nconstruction and DTH distribution has had a significant impact on\nreducing the number of evacuees in tents.<\/p>\n
The Satgas PRR Spokesman for Post-Disaster Sumatra, Amran, emphasised\nthat they will continue to reduce the number of evacuees in tents before\nEid al-Fitr 2026.<\/p>\n
\u201c(Evacuees in tents) will continue to decrease until the coming Eid\nal-Fitr. We are optimistic that the number of evacuees will continue to\ndecline and occupy temporary shelters. So we will no longer see evacuees\nin tents,\u201d said Amran at a press conference at the Ministry of Home\nAffairs office in Jakarta, Monday (9\/3).<\/p>\n
Road and bridge functional improvements<\/strong><\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Head of the Satgas PRR for Post-Disaster Sumatra,\nMuhammad Tito Karnavian, stated that recovery efforts on connectivity\nare focused on repairs to roads and bridges that still function on a\ntemporary basis.<\/p>\n This step is a continuation of the basic infrastructure recovery\nprocess. With improved transport networks, public mobility and logistics\ndistribution are gradually returning to normal.<\/p>\n Tito noted that most national and provincial roads in the affected\nareas can now be used again, so community activity is beginning to\nreturn to normal.<\/p>\n \u201cFunctionally, it is relatively normal. National and provincial roads\ncan be used, with only one road remaining towards Blangkejeren in\nLokop,\u201d said Tito in Banda Aceh, Aceh, Friday (6\/3).<\/p>\n Based on Satgas PRR data as of 10 March 2026, cumulatively there are\n2,520 regional road sections affected by the disaster across the three\nprovinces, with 2,277 of them having returned to functionality or\napproximately 90 per cent.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, on the national road network, all affected sections have\nreturned to full functionality at 100 per cent, so main inter-regional\nconnectivity has been restored.<\/p>\n For bridge infrastructure, of 1,180 regional bridges affected, 790\nbridges have returned to functionality or approximately 67 per cent. The\nnational bridge network has also fully returned to function.<\/p>\n In addition to road and bridge repairs, recovery of basic services\nsuch as electricity and communication networks has been widely\nundertaken in the affected areas. For villages that have not yet\nreceived full electrification, the government is distributing generator\nsets to ensure that basic public needs remain met.<\/p>\n With improved infrastructure access, community economic activity is\nalso beginning to move again. Markets that were previously disrupted by\nfloods and infrastructure damage are gradually resuming operations.<\/p>\n Nevertheless, Tito emphasised that the government continues to\nprioritise the handling of several connecting infrastructure currently\nstill on a temporary basis, particularly emergency bridges built during\nthe emergency response phase.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the recovery process later, what will be made permanent are the\nbridges, then the roads that are currently still functional,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n In the process of accelerating connectivity recovery, the government\nis also involving various stakeholders, including the Indonesian\nmilitary and police through the Bridge Task Force tasked with building\nemergency bridges at several isolated points.<\/p>",
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