Pidie Jaya Regency Extends Transitional Period for Post-Disaster Handling
Banda Aceh (ANTARA) - The Pidie Jaya Regency Government in Aceh Province has extended the transitional period for handling and recovery following a hydrometeorological disaster that struck parts of the regency.
The Head of the Pidie Jaya Regency Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Okta Handifa, contacted from Banda Aceh on Tuesday, stated that the extension of the transitional period runs from 13 May to 10 August 2026.
“The reason for extending the transitional post-disaster handling period is that the management of the impacts from the flash flood disaster at the end of November 2025 has not yet been fully completed,” he said.
Some of the unresolved hydrometeorological disaster handling issues, he said, include problems with clean water and damage to the clean water network owned by the Regional Drinking Water Company (PDAM) that have not yet been addressed.
Another reason, he said, is that the recovery of the affected areas has not been fully completed.
“Therefore, the local government is extending the transitional post-disaster handling period for the next three months,” he said.
His office recorded subsequent floods after the hydrometeorological disaster at the end of November 2025 occurring several times, including on 15 February 2026 as well as 8, 25, and 28 April 2026. These subsequent floods impacted 20,293 homes in Pidie Jaya Regency.
In addition, the government has distributed first-stage incentive assistance for severely damaged houses to 282 families worth Rp8.46 billion and the construction of 1,342 temporary housing units.
Pidie Jaya Regent Sibral Malasyi said the local government has evaluated the transitional disaster handling period from 12 February to 12 May 2026.
Based on the results of that evaluation, it was agreed that an extension of the transitional post-disaster handling period is necessary.
“During the transitional period from February to May 2026 so far, many achievements have been successfully accomplished, starting from data collection on affected houses, construction of temporary housing, distribution of social assistance, to recovery of community activities,” he said.
However, he said, there are still unresolved issues that require continued support from the central government, thus necessitating an extension of the transitional period to address those issues.
“The unresolved issues include the clean water network, shallow river conditions, embankments at risk of breaching, and handling of mud and flash flood materials that have not been fully completed due to the vastness of the affected area,” said Sibral Malasyi.