Deputy Head of PRR Task Force: TNI Committed to Sustainable Disaster Management
The Post-Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Acceleration Task Force (Satgas PRR) for Sumatra held a coordination meeting with the House of Representatives (DPR RI). TNI Chief of General Staff (Kasum) Lt Gen Richard Tampubolon, who serves as Deputy Chair 1 of the Satgas PRR, stated that the TNI continues to demonstrate an active and sustainable commitment at every stage of disaster management.
“The TNI’s involvement is not temporary but rather continuous, as part of our service to the community,” Richard said on Wednesday (18 February 2026).
The meeting was held in the Pustaka Loka room of the Nusantara IV Building at the DPR/MPR complex in Jakarta, chaired by DPR Deputy Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, accompanied by Deputy Speakers Cucun Ahmad Syamsurizal and Saan Mustopa. Richard explained that sustainable disaster management covers the entire spectrum from emergency response through to rehabilitation and reconstruction.
“To this day, the TNI continues to deploy personnel and defence equipment to assist in handling various disasters, including recent flooding in a number of regions. This support encompasses community evacuation, logistics distribution, and basic infrastructure recovery to accelerate the normalisation of life for affected residents,” he said.
The TNI is also actively involved in various task forces playing direct roles in accelerating recovery, including the Bridge Task Force focused on building and repairing connecting access routes, the Koala Task Force concentrating on river normalisation, and various other task forces handling mud clearance, road access opening, construction of temporary and permanent housing, as well as support for community social and economic recovery programmes.
Richard said this comprehensive involvement represents the tangible presence of the state through the TNI in the interest of the people. With its rapid mobilisation capability, logistical support, and network of units reaching even remote areas, the TNI strives to ensure that every rehabilitation and reconstruction programme can run effectively and deliver direct benefits to communities.
The coordination meeting served as a strategic moment to strengthen alignment among all stakeholders in accelerating the recovery of disaster-affected areas in Sumatra. The synergy between the DPR, the government, and the TNI is expected to deliver an integrated and sustainable rehabilitation and reconstruction process, whilst strengthening regional and community resilience for the future.
Through solid national collaboration oriented towards the public interest, the acceleration of post-disaster recovery in Sumatra is expected not only to restore the physical condition of affected areas but also to rebuild the hopes and lives of communities to be stronger and more resilient.