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        "id": 1654105,
        "msgid": "task-force-prr-accelerates-utilisation-of-driftwood-as-a-post-disaster-recovery-strategy-in-affected-regions-1775213450",
        "date": "2026-04-03 16:46:44",
        "title": "Task Force PRR Accelerates Utilisation of Driftwood as a Post-Disaster Recovery Strategy in Affected Regions",
        "author": "Agung Dwi E",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "The Task Force for Accelerating Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (Satgas PRR) is expediting the use of driftwood from floods in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra to support post-disaster recovery efforts, including building temporary housing and industrial materials. Significant volumes of wood have already been utilised or allocated in these provinces, with policies enabling local governments to incorporate it into reconstruction projects and even generate regional revenue from smaller pieces. This initiative has substantially reduced wood accumulations, addressing up to 99% in some areas and aiding overall rehabilitation.",
        "content": "<p>One of the impacts of the hydrometeorological disaster that struck\nAceh, North Sumatra (Sumut), and West Sumatra (Sumbar) at the end of\n2025 was the emergence of driftwood carried by flood currents.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the rehabilitation and reconstruction strategy in the\naffected areas, the Task Force (Satgas) for Accelerating Rehabilitation\nand Reconstruction (PRR) Post-Disaster Sumatra is continuously\naccelerating the utilisation of this driftwood through various\nmethods.<\/p>\n<p>During a press conference at the Bina Graha Building, Office of the\nPresident\u2019s Staff, Jakarta, on Wednesday (25\/3\/2026), the Head of Satgas\nPRR, Muhammad Tito Karnavian, stated that they have designed a scheme\nfor utilising driftwood as construction material for housing or\nindustrial needs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen, (it can) be used by the community to build (housing)\nthemselves as well,\u201d he said in a press release received by Kompas.com\non Friday (3\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>The province of Aceh recorded 2,112.11 cubic metres of wood in North\nAceh that has been utilised for building temporary housing (huntara),\nwhile 572.4 cubic metres of wood in Aceh Tamiang is awaiting local\ngovernment (pemda) policy regarding its intended use.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, North Sumatra recorded 329.24 cubic metres of wood in\nSouth Tapanuli used to build huntara, social facilities, and public\nfacilities. Additionally, 93.39 cubic metres of wood in Central Tapanuli\nhas been used to support the recovery of affected residents\u2019 homes.<\/p>\n<p>In West Sumatra Province, specifically in Padang City, 1,996.58 cubic\nmetres of driftwood has been handed over to the local government for\nutilisation according to rehabilitation and reconstruction needs.<\/p>\n<p>The policy regulates the utilisation of driftwood resulting from\ndisasters as a material resource to support emergency response,\nrehabilitation, and reconstruction.<\/p>\n<p>He also emphasised that parts of the driftwood that are small in size\nand uneconomical should, as much as possible, be utilised by local\ngovernments to support original regional income (PAD), for example, used\nas material for making bricks or fuel for power plants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe mechanism (is through) cooperation and the income becomes PAD,\u201d\nsaid Tito.<\/p>\n<p>Tito revealed that now the majority of driftwood piles in the three\naffected areas have significantly decreased.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDriftwood in Aceh is about 70 percent handled, with 30 percent not\nyet handled, especially in remote areas. Then, in Sumbar, 99 percent\nhandled. In Sumut, already 90 percent (handled) in Central Tapanuli and\nSouth Tapanuli,\u201d explained Tito.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/task-force-prr-accelerates-utilisation-of-driftwood-as-a-post-disaster-recovery-strategy-in-affected-regions-1775213450",
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