Home Affairs Minister Muhammad Tito Karnavian has urged ministries\nand agencies to accelerate post-disaster rehabilitation and\nreconstruction in Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra.<\/p>\n
The government aims to complete all recovery work that can be carried\nout in 2026 by 31 December this year.<\/p>\n
Tito, who also chairs the Sumatra Post-Disaster Acceleration Task\nForce for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (Satgas PRR), made the\nremarks after attending a ministerial-level coordination meeting on\nprogress in speeding up recovery in the three provinces.<\/p>\n
The meeting was held at the office of the Coordinating Ministry for\nHuman Development and Culture in Jakarta on Tuesday (27 October),\nchaired by Coordinating Minister Sugiono.<\/p>\n
Tito said disaster response had moved beyond the emergency phase,\nwhich focused on evacuations, assistance for victims and saving lives.\nThis was followed by an emergency transition period before the\nrehabilitation and reconstruction process began.<\/p>\n
During the emergency response, President Prabowo Subianto mobilised\nvarious national agencies, including the Indonesian Military (TNI), the\nNational Police (Polri), the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB),\nthe National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) and local\ngovernments.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring the emergency response, the President also provided an\ninitial allocation of Rp268 billion in additional unexpected\nexpenditure,\u201d Tito said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen, during the transition period, the President established a task\nforce. The coordinating minister for human development and culture\nchairs its steering team, whose members include all coordinating\nministers, as well as the National Police chief, the military commander\nand the finance minister,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
As recovery has progressed, most government activities in\ndisaster-hit areas have begun operating again. Aceh Tamiang regency,\nwhich had previously suffered severe disruption, is also gradually\nrecovering.<\/p>\n
Essential services, including electricity, fuel, LPG and internet\naccess, have largely returned to normal. General hospitals and community\nhealth centres are also operating. However, six auxiliary community\nhealth centres in North Sumatra were damaged or destroyed and still\nrequire further attention.<\/p>\n
Recovery is also under way in education. Of the 4,922 education units\naffected by the disaster, 99 schools are still holding lessons in\nemergency classrooms.<\/p>\n
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education is focusing on those\nschools and coordinating with the Ministry of Public Works and the\nArmy.<\/p>\n
Tito also praised the Army and police for rebuilding bridges damaged\nby the disaster. He said the infrastructure was important for restoring\nconnectivity and supporting residents\u2019 activities in affected areas.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are also very grateful to our colleagues in the Army, whose\nbridge task force has built hundreds of bridges. The police have also\nbuilt more than 100 \u2014 around 120, if I am not mistaken,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The government continues to face challenges during the recovery,\nincluding heavy rain that has triggered further floods and landslides in\nseveral areas. This has added to the work required to restore transport\naccess and residents\u2019 daily activities.<\/p>\n
Tito therefore urged ministries and agencies that had received budget\nallocations to speed up their rehabilitation and reconstruction\nprogrammes.<\/p>\n
Repairs to schools, homes, roads, bridges and facilities supporting\nlocal economic activity are among the work that needs to be accelerated\nso affected residents can benefit as soon as possible.<\/p>\n
Tito stressed the importance of coordination across ministries and\nagencies, and urged local governments to make the most of available\nfunding, including additional allocations to speed up recovery.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope this coordination will accelerate the whole process, ensure\nall ministries and agencies are moving, and help local governments act\nmore quickly using their own budgets and the additional funding,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The coordination meeting was also attended by Coordinating Minister\nfor Community Empowerment Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar, Minister of Housing\nand Settlements Maruarar Sirait, National Disaster Mitigation Agency\nhead Kristomei Sianturi and other officials.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/sumatra-post-disaster-task-force-races-to-complete-recovery-by-2026-1793112685", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }