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        "id": 1640708,
        "msgid": "sumatra-post-disaster-task-force-accelerates-mud-cleanup-and-rice-paddy-rehabilitation-efforts-1774713074",
        "date": "2026-03-28 22:30:00",
        "title": "Sumatra Post-Disaster Task Force Accelerates Mud Cleanup and Rice Paddy Rehabilitation Efforts",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "berita",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "The Task Force for Accelerating Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (Satgas PRR) following the Sumatra disaster is intensifying efforts to clear mud and rehabilitate rice paddies damaged by floods and landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra. As of 28 March, 84% of the 529 identified mud-affected sites across the three provinces have been cleared, with full completion in West Sumatra, while rehabilitation has restored 991 hectares of the targeted 42,702 hectares of farmland. These initiatives are crucial for preventing future floods, restoring irrigation systems, and ensuring food security by supporting farmers' livelihoods and rice production.",
        "content": "<p>The Task Force for Accelerating Rehabilitation and Reconstruction\n(Satgas PRR) following the Sumatra disaster continues to accelerate the\nhandling of mud cleanup and rice paddy land rehabilitation, damaged by\nfloods and landslides in Aceh Province, North Sumatra (Sumut), and West\nSumatra (Sumbar). In a press conference at the Presidential Staff Office\n(KSP) last Wednesday, the Head of the Task Force for Accelerating\nRehabilitation and Reconstruction Post-Sumatra Disaster, Muhammad Tito\nKarnavian, revealed that mud cleanup is the government\u2019s primary focus\nto speed up recovery in several affected areas. \u201cThis mud is the main\nproblem in lowland areas. We have recorded the team compiling where the\npoints are,\u201d said Tito, quoted on Saturday, 28 March 2026. \u201cWe have the\npoints, the number is approximately 445 in the three provinces. Those\nalready completed in Sumatra total approximately 84%, with 16%\nremaining,\u201d he stated. Additionally, Tito emphasised that his team is\nworking to normalise rivers in the three affected provinces filled with\nmud sedimentation. He said that river normalisation is very important to\nprevent follow-up floods and support irrigation for rice fields and fish\nponds of residents. It is known that this mud cleanup step is carried\nout to restore community activities and ensure public facilities\npreviously impacted by floods and landslides can return to normal\nfunction. Meanwhile, rice paddy rehabilitation is conducted to maintain\nrice supplies and accelerate the recovery of farmers\u2019 lives. Based on\nthe Satgas report as of 28 March, significant progress in mud cleanup\nhas been recorded in the three affected provinces. In detail, Aceh\nProvince is the region with the highest number of locations achieved. Of\na total of 476 locations targeted for cleanup, 396 locations have been\nsuccessfully cleared, while 80 other locations are still in the\nprocessing stage. Meanwhile, in Sumut, of a total of 24 locations\ntargeted for cleanup, 20 locations have been successfully cleared, while\nthe rest are still in the processing stage. In Sumbar, the mud cleanup\nprocess has been fully completed. 29 affected locations have been\nthoroughly cleared at 100%. This mud cleanup achievement also aligns\nwith the progress of rice paddy land that has been successfully\nrehabilitated. Based on Satgas PRR data as of 28 March, of a total of\n42,702 hectares of rice paddies targeted for rehabilitation in the three\naffected provinces, 991 hectares have been successfully rehabilitated,\nwhile 5,333 hectares are still in the handling process.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/sumatra-post-disaster-task-force-accelerates-mud-cleanup-and-rice-paddy-rehabilitation-efforts-1774713074",
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