Post-Disaster Master Plan Issued, Sumatra Recovery Enters Permanent Phase

The government has issued the Decree of the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs (Menko PMK) Number 25 of 2026 regarding the Master Plan for the Accelerated Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Post-Natural Disaster in the Provinces of Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra.

The introduction of this document marks the beginning of the permanent rehabilitation and reconstruction phase as part of the comprehensive recovery efforts following the hydrometeorological disasters that struck Sumatra in late 2025.

The Sumatra Post-Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Acceleration Master Plan (Renduk PRRP) will serve as a shared guideline for ministries, agencies, local governments, and various stakeholders in implementing recovery programmes until 2028. This document has been drafted to ensure that the entire rehabilitation and reconstruction process is directed, integrated, coordinated, and sustainable.

The issuance of the Master Plan is a significant milestone in the recovery journey of the affected regions. Following various emergency response and functional recovery measures that successfully restored basic community activities, the government is now entering the permanent rebuilding stage.

Recovery focus is directed not only towards physical construction but also towards the restoration of social, economic, and environmental life for the affected communities.

The Sumatra Renduk PRRP is designed as a national policy document that serves as the primary reference for planning, financing, implementation, and control of rehabilitation and reconstruction in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra.

The document also serves as an instrument for synchronising central government programmes with regional needs to ensure the recovery process is more effective and precisely targeted.

In its implementation, the government is prioritising the ‘Build Back Better, Safer, and Sustainable’ principle. Through this approach, rehabilitation and reconstruction aim not only to return conditions to their pre-disaster state but to rebuild affected areas with higher standards of safety, resilience, and preparedness for future disaster risks.

Various priority programmes have been established within the Master Plan, ranging from the construction of permanent housing and the provision of safe residential areas, to the restoration of basic infrastructure and public services, the rehabilitation of educational and health facilities, and the acceleration of community economic recovery through support for MSMEs, the agricultural sector, fisheries, and local markets.

Furthermore, the government is placing the strengthening of governance and disaster mitigation as a vital part of the recovery process. These efforts include the development of an integrated single data system for rehabilitation and reconstruction, the strengthening of cross-sector coordination, and the installation of early warning systems in disaster-prone areas to reduce the risk of similar future occurrences.

The Sumatra Renduk PRRP will serve as the reference for rehabilitation and reconstruction implementation across 53 affected regencies and cities in the three provinces. All programmes will be monitored and evaluated periodically to ensure that recovery targets, budget utilisation, and activity implementation proceed according to plan.

“The realisation of a resilient, prosperous, and sustainable post-disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction in Sumatra through integrated, inclusive, and disaster-risk-based rebuilding,” stated the vision contained within the Sumatra Renduk PRRP signed by Coordinating Minister Pratikno, as quoted in a written statement on Tuesday (9/6/2026).

Through the Sumatra Renduk PRRP, the government hopes that the post-disaster recovery process will not only restore the conditions of the affected regions but also provide a stronger, safer, and more sustainable foundation for the development of the people of Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra in the future.