Government Focuses on Accelerating Disaster Rehabilitation in Sumatra
Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (Menko PMK) Pratikno stated that the government is finalising the master plan for rehabilitation and reconstruction post-disaster in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra. This finalisation will be coordinated by the Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency (PPN/Bappenas). “This serves as a reference for implementing programmes and ensuring that the post-disaster recovery process proceeds in a more directed and integrated manner,” Pratikno said in an official statement from the Menko PMK office on Tuesday, 7 April 2025.
Pratikno explained that this finalisation follows a meeting with several agencies at the Menko PMK office in Jakarta on Monday, 6 April 2026. He stated that accelerating rehabilitation and reconstruction post-disaster in Sumatra is the top priority. “By ensuring that community life recovers quickly through resolving various obstacles, both administrative and on the ground,” he said.
In his capacity as Chairman of the Advisory Team for the Task Force (Satgas), Pratikno invited the Chairman of the Implementing Team for the Satgas along with their staff to discuss various field challenges and formulate acceleration steps. “We received reports from the Chairman of the Implementing Team for the Satgas regarding progress achievements and matters that need to be followed up immediately,” he said.
Several regions in Sumatra were hit by floods and landslides in early 2026, particularly in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra. The disasters, triggered by high rainfall and extreme weather, caused residents’ settlements to be inundated, road access to be cut off, and damage to various public facilities such as bridges, schools, and health services. In addition, community economic activities were disrupted due to hampered logistics distribution in several affected areas.
Pratikno stressed that acceleration of rehabilitation and reconstruction must be carried out comprehensively. Not only in infrastructure development, but also in community life recovery, including public services, education, health, and the economy.
The government is also continuing to anticipate emergency conditions due to follow-up disasters that are still occurring in several regions, so that emergency response handling continues alongside the rehabilitation and reconstruction process.
He emphasised the importance of synergy across ministries/institutions and regional governments in ensuring that the entire rehabilitation and reconstruction process runs optimally and provides real impact for the affected communities.
Also present at the meeting were Coordinating Minister for Community Empowerment Muhaimin Iskandar, Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian, Minister of Public Works Dody Hanggodo, Head of BNPB Suharyanto, as well as representatives from related ministries and institutions.