Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian has requested Central Tapanuli\nRegent Masinton Pasaribu to accelerate the data collection on victims of\nthe Sumatra disaster so that aid distribution can be carried out more\nquickly.<\/p>\n
Tito emphasised the need for local government to speed up the\nassessment of house damages affected by the disaster, in categories of\nlight, moderate, and severe. This step is deemed crucial to ensure\ntimely aid distribution, so that the rights of disaster victims can be\nfulfilled promptly.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf there is no classification of light, moderate, severe as\nmentioned, aid funds cannot be disbursed,\u201d said Tito during the\ninspection of permanent housing (huntap) in Sitonong Bangun Ward,\nPinangsori Subdistrict, Central Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra, on\nFriday, 27 March 2026, quoted from his official statement.<\/p>\n
As the Head of the Task Force for Accelerating Rehabilitation and\nReconstruction (PRR) Post-Sumatra Disaster, he instructed Masinton\nPasaribu to immediately form a special data collection team involving\nthe Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Social Services, and\nPopulation and Civil Registration Office (Dukcapil). They will receive\nassistance from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS). The team is\nrequested to go directly to the field with adequate budget support,\ntargeting completion of data collection within one week.<\/p>\n
Tito stressed that the government will take firm action against\nparties that hinder the acceleration of disaster response. He also urged\nregional heads not to hesitate to evaluate, or even report, officials\nwho do not support the process.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a disaster situation; do not let the community become\nvictims,\u201d said Tito.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, Tito explained that according to regulations, residents\nwith lightly damaged houses are entitled to aid of Rp15 million, while\nthose with moderate damage receive Rp30 million. In addition, the\ngovernment is preparing social assistance from the Ministry of Social\nAffairs, including living allowances of Rp15,000 per person per day for\nthree months, household furniture assistance of Rp3 million, and\neconomic aid worth Rp5 million.<\/p>\n
The central government through the Ministry of Public Works and\nPublic Housing (PUPR), National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), and\nMinistry of Social Affairs has expressed full readiness to realise\nconstruction and aid distribution. Currently, the implementation of\nphysical construction, including huntap, is still awaiting complete\nvalid data and the provision of legal land from the Central Tapanuli\nRegency Government.<\/p>\n
Secretary of BPBD Central Tapanuli, Tanti Harahap, stated that there\nare no longer any evacuees from Central Tapanuli Regency staying in\ntents. She said most evacuees are now living in temporary housing.\nMeanwhile, recipients of temporary housing have moved to relatives\u2019\nhouses.<\/p>\n
However, Tanti said Central Tapanuli Regency has not yet been able to\nconfirm the number of permanent housing units needed. This is because\nthe local government is still continuously collecting data on residents\nwho want permanent housing built. Tanti explained that the local\ngovernment is having difficulty collecting data on residents due to the\nvast area of Central Tapanuli and the scattered and hard-to-access\ndisaster locations.<\/p>\n
\u201cTherefore, the Regency Government needs to ask the residents whether\nthey are willing to have permanent housing built. It\u2019s impossible to\nbuild permanent housing for them if they don\u2019t want it. They must be\nasked where they want to go and think about it first,\u201d said Tanti when\ncontacted by Tempo on 25 March 2026.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/tito-requests-tapteng-to-form-special-team-for-data-on-sumatra-disaster-victims-1774674090", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }