The government is accelerating the recovery of rice fields damaged by\nthe Sumatra floods. One step to speed this up is through an evaluation\nand coordination meeting held by the Task Force for Accelerating\nRehabilitation and Reconstruction (Satgas PRR) Post-Sumatra Disaster on\nThursday, 30 April 2026.<\/p>\n
This acceleration effort is so that the rice fields can be planted\nagain before the peak dry season in August. A total of 42,702 hectares\nis the target for rehabilitation in the three affected provinces.<\/p>\n
The meeting concluded that the current top priority is to accelerate\nwork contracts, completion of planning documents, and on-site\nconstruction acceleration so that the rice fields can soon be used again\nfor planting before the dry season arrives.<\/p>\n
The central government also emphasised that all regions must comply\nwith the completion deadlines conveyed in the meeting, with the majority\nof targets to be completed by the end of May, June, and at the latest\nend of July 2026. Any delays will be evaluated, including the\npossibility of reviewing related officials if the promised targets are\nnot met.<\/p>\n
Satgas PRR requested that districts with low rehabilitation progress\naccelerate their work, such as Lhokseumawe City, which as of Thursday,\n30 April 2026, has only realised about 8 percent or 62 hectares of its\nplanning document contracts. Whereas the recovery target in this area\nreaches 783 hectares. Progress evaluations will be conducted every two\nweeks by the National Command Post of Satgas PRR.<\/p>\n
The meeting leader, Secretary General of the Ministry of Home Affairs\nTomsi Tohir, asked all local governments in the three affected provinces\nto complete according to the targets already conveyed. \u201cNot even one day\nbehind, everything finished by end of July,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n
He also emphasised the importance of field supervision. Therefore,\nelements of the TNI, Polri, and central and regional Inspectorates are\nasked to actively coordinate while overseeing the acceleration of rice\nfield rehabilitation so that completion targets are not missed.<\/p>\n
The total rehabilitation target of 42,702 hectares comes from three\nprovinces that have set targets, namely Aceh covering 31,464 hectares,\nNorth Sumatra 7,336 hectares, and West Sumatra 3,902 hectares.<\/p>\n
Aceh Province is the area with the largest rehabilitation target,\nnamely 31,464 hectares. The widest target is in North Aceh Regency,\n8,282 hectares consisting of 1,093 hectares of moderately damaged land\nand 7,189 hectares of lightly damaged.<\/p>\n
Representatives from that area reported that implementation is still\nawaiting a scheme change from Government Assistance (Bamper) to\nself-managed, with a completion target of 31 July 2026.<\/p>\n
Next, East Aceh Regency targets rehabilitation of 8,074 hectares of\nrice fields. Currently, around 1,770 hectares of moderately damaged land\nare already in the work process and targeted to be completed on 15 July\n2026.<\/p>\n
In North Sumatra Province, rice field rehabilitation is targeted at\n7,336 hectares in five regencies. Serdang Bedagai Regency reported a\nrehabilitation target of 1,350 hectares. The land clearing process in\nthis area has begun, while the submission files have been sent to the\nprovincial government since 20 April 2026. The completion target is set\nfor 30 June 2026.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, West Sumatra Province targets rehabilitation of 3,902\nhectares of rice fields in 11 regencies and cities. Lima Puluh Kota\nRegency is the area with the fastest completion target. From the\n77-hectare target, 19 hectares of lightly damaged land and 58 hectares\nof moderately damaged, targeted to be completed on 14 May 2026. The\nlocal government also plans mass planting one day after.<\/p>\n
Tomsi reminded that every delay will be evaluated, including the\npossibility of reviewing related officials. He emphasised that\npost-disaster rice field rehabilitation is part of the national\nstrategic programme that must be carried out seriously, quickly, and\nwith quality. Based on Law No.\u00a023 of 2014, regional heads can be\nsanctioned if they do not implement the national strategic\nprogramme.<\/p>\n
This meeting was attended online by 26 regency governments,\nrepresented by Regional Secretaries, Regional Inspectors, Heads of\nAgriculture Offices, Kodim Chiefs of Staff, to Deputy Heads of Police\nResorts.<\/p>\n
This meeting is in line with the directives of the Satgas PRR\nChairman, who is also Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian, regarding\nthe acceleration of agricultural sector recovery in disaster-affected\nareas. He stated that the government will continue to oversee rice field\nrehabilitation through coordination with local governments and across\nministries and agencies. The aim, besides recovering the economy of\naffected farmer households, is also to maintain rice production for food\nsecurity.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/to-meet-planting-season-before-august-government-targets-recovery-of-42-702-hectares-of-flood-affected-rice-1777629339", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }