Central Government Repairs Damaged Infrastructure in Padang Pariaman
Pariaman (ANTARA) — The Padang Pariaman District Government in West Sumatra has stated that the central government has begun providing assistance for repairing damaged infrastructure in the region following hydrometeorological disasters that occurred in late 2025.
“All impacts and losses caused by the disaster have been reported through the Post-Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Plan (R3P) document. We submitted this document to the central government through the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB),” said Padang Pariaman Regent John Kenedy Azis at Parik Malintang on Saturday.
He stated that the Padang Pariaman District Government presented budgetary requirements for repairing infrastructure damaged by the disaster, totalling Rp3.2 trillion from total losses exceeding Rp5 trillion.
He noted that one form of central government assistance based on the R3P document is the repair of clean water pipes with a budget value of approximately Rp278 billion.
According to him, proposals in the R3P document will be realised gradually by the central government.
He also requested support from the community to ensure that infrastructure repairs in the region proceed smoothly without disruption.
The Ministry of Agriculture has allocated Rp12.5 billion to repair damaged rice field agricultural land. These funds were channelled through assistance task financing to Work Unit XIII of West Sumatra Province in the form of government assistance programmes for six activities.
Land optimisation is being carried out for lightly damaged land due to sedimentation of approximately 10 to 30 centimetres, with an area in Padang Pariaman reaching 446 hectares.
The land rehabilitation programme for rice fields experiencing moderate damage due to thicker sedimentation, with heights above 30 centimetres to 100 centimetres and a minimum of 5 hectares affected, is also underway. The area of land in Padang Pariaman experiencing moderate damage and receiving assistance is 198 hectares.
Land optimisation activities for affected rice fields are planned to begin in early March, whilst land rehabilitation is scheduled to commence after Eid al-Fitr 1447 Hijriah, or mid-March 2025.
Furthermore, BNPB has allocated approximately Rp5 billion for repairs to 310 residential units in Padang Pariaman in the light to moderate damage categories. This assistance was symbolically distributed by the local government in mid-February 2026, with funds transferred directly to beneficiary accounts.