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        "msgid": "prr-task-force-refugees-in-sumatra-disaster-area-fall-by-47-during-ramadan-1772719303",
        "date": "2026-03-05 19:45:40",
        "title": "PRR Task Force: Refugees in Sumatra Disaster Area Fall by 47% During Ramadan",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Between 20 February and 5 March 2026, refugee numbers across Aceh and North Sumatra declined from 12,994 to 6,873 as housing projects accelerate. The programme includes completion of 12,279 huntara units (67% of planned) and full disbursement of Housing Waiting Funds to 10,783 beneficiaries, with relocation targeted before Eid al-Fitr.",
        "content": "<p>Refugee numbers in three Sumatra provinces have shown a significant\ndownward trend since the start of Ramadan. The latest daily briefing\nfrom the Sumatra Post-Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction\nAcceleration Task Force (PRR) Pascabencana Sumatera shows the figure\nfell by almost half in under two weeks. Based on the daily report from\nthe PRR in Sumatra, at the start of Ramadan on 20 February 2026 the\nnumber of refugees reached 12,994 people. Breakdown: 12,144 in Aceh and\n850 in North Sumatra, while West Sumatra reportedly had no tent-based\nrefugees. As field handling accelerates, the number of refugees\ncontinues to decline. The latest data as of Thursday morning (5 March)\nshows 6,873 refugees remaining, comprising 6,187 in Aceh and 686 in\nNorth Sumatra. Therefore, in less than two weeks, the refugee total has\nfallen by 6,121 people or 47.1% from the Ramadan level. The decline in\ntent-based refugees coincides with accelerated construction of temporary\nhousing units (huntara) in the three affected provinces. According to\nBNPB and the Ministry of Public Works, of the total planned 18,309\nhuntara units across Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra, 12,279 had\nbeen completed by 4 March 2026, or 67%. In addition to huntara, progress\non permanent housing (huntap) continues. Of the total planned 36,669\nunits across the three provinces, 1,363 are currently in construction\nand six have been completed. Separately, disbursement of Housing Waiting\nFunds (DTH) has been fully realised. Of 10,783 beneficiaries in the\nthree provinces, all have received the transfer to their respective bank\naccounts. The Ministry of Social Affairs is also processing the\ndistribution of living allowance support (jadup) for 175,211 individuals\nor 47,686 households in 37 districts\/municipalities across the three\naffected provinces, with a total budget of Rp236.53 billion. Earlier,\nMuhammad Tito Karnavian, Chairman of the Sumatra Post-Disaster PRR Task\nForce, stressed that accelerating refugee relocation is a priority in\nthe rehabilitation and reconstruction phase. The target was announced at\na ministerial-level coordination meeting at the Office of the\nCoordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture (Kemenko PMK) in\nJakarta on Friday, 27 February. \u201cWe hope to complete it as soon as\npossible before Eid al-Fitr. If possible, before Eid al-Fitr none of\nthem should be in tents, but in huntara or receiving the Housing Waiting\nFunds,\u201d Tito said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prr-task-force-refugees-in-sumatra-disaster-area-fall-by-47-during-ramadan-1772719303",
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