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        "msgid": "public-works-minister-ensures-temporary-housing-facilities-in-south-tapanuli-ready-before-eid-1773057269",
        "date": "2026-03-09 18:00:00",
        "title": "Public Works Minister Ensures Temporary Housing Facilities in South Tapanuli Ready Before Eid",
        "author": "Hilda B Alexander",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo has confirmed that temporary housing facilities for disaster-affected residents in South Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra Province, will be operational before Eid. The government is finalising 252 housing units across 21 modular blocks to accommodate approximately 245 families, with ongoing improvements to water supply infrastructure being the primary focus. Currently, 127 units are occupied, whilst the ministry works to expand from two to four or five boreholes to ensure adequate water access for all residents.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta \u2014 Indonesia\u2019s Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo has\nconfirmed that temporary housing facilities (huntara) for residents\naffected by disasters in South Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra Province,\nwill be ready for use before Eid.<\/p>\n<p>The government is currently refining several supporting facilities,\nparticularly the provision of clean water for residents.<\/p>\n<p>To date, 127 housing units have been occupied in phases. Hanggodo\nstated that, in general, all housing units are ready for occupancy,\nalthough the government continues to refine several facilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe housing is essentially ready. What we are ensuring now is an\nadequate water supply for all units. Currently, we are adding borehole\npoints to meet the water needs of all residents,\u201d he explained in a\nstatement on Sunday, 8 March 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, electricity supply comes from PT PLN (Persero) with 900\nwatts of power for each housing unit.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, two shallow borehole points are available. Therefore, the\ngovernment is accelerating the addition to four or five borehole points\nto ensure adequate water supply for residents across the 21 housing\nblocks.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst awaiting completion of the additional boreholes, the Public\nWorks Ministry, together with contractor PT Nindya Karya (Persero), is\nassisting in meeting water needs through water tank filling using tanker\ntrucks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are targeting completion of the additional boreholes in the\ncoming days so all eligible residents can soon move into this temporary\nhousing,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the housing area is being prepared to accommodate\napproximately 245 households, in line with data provided by the local\ngovernment.<\/p>\n<p>To meet these needs, the Public Works Ministry is constructing 252\nhousing units divided into 21 modular blocks, with each block comprising\n12 housing units.<\/p>\n<p>The area also features communal kitchens, washing facilities, and a\nwastewater treatment system with a capacity of 5 cubic metres.<\/p>\n<p>The housing was built on an area of 14,369.03 square metres from a\ntotal measured land area of 74,081.51 square metres, with the overall\narea spanning approximately 2.6 hectares.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/public-works-minister-ensures-temporary-housing-facilities-in-south-tapanuli-ready-before-eid-1773057269",
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