Post-Disaster Recovery Accelerated, PRR Task Force Demands Survivors Be Prioritised

The Task Force for the Acceleration of Post-Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (Satgas PRR) in Sumatra is continuing to push for the acceleration of permanent recovery programmes in areas affected by hydrometeorological disasters in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra. This is being done so that the affected communities can quickly feel the benefits of rehabilitation and reconstruction after months of facing various limitations due to the disasters. The acceleration aligns with the beginning of the realisation of rehabilitation and reconstruction budgets from a number of ministries and agencies. As of mid-June 2026, several institutions such as the Ministry of Public Works, the Ministry of Transportation, the Ministry of Social Affairs, and the Central Statistics Agency have received budget allocations from the Ministry of Finance to support the implementation of recovery programmes in the field. The Chair of the Sumatran Post-Disaster PRR Task Force, Muhammad Tito Karnavian, stressed that the acceleration of administration and budget disbursement must be a concern for all parties because the affected communities have waited long enough to return to a normal life. “This week we are pushing ministries and agencies that are still busy drafting proposals to immediately submit them to the Ministry of Finance. Do not take too long. The people affected by the disaster do not want to suffer for a long time. They have been suffering for seven months,” Tito said in a statement on Tuesday. According to Tito, ministries and agencies that have received budget allocations must also immediately move to execute the planned programmes. At the same time, the PRR Task Force continues to push for the acceleration of the budget submission process for ministries and agencies that are still in the drafting or synchronisation stage of activity proposals. “For those whose budgets from the Ministry of Finance have been disbursed, we push them to work. For those that have not yet been disbursed, we push the ministries and agencies to submit to the Ministry of Finance, and for the Ministry of Finance to accelerate the realisation of the budget to the ministries and agencies,” Tito stated. As part of strengthening programme control, the PRR Task Force will also request detailed activities from every ministry and agency that has obtained funding. This step is taken to ensure that all rehabilitation and reconstruction programmes run effectively, are on target, and do not overlap with provincial or district/city government programmes. In addition, through daily coordination briefings, the PRR Task Force continues to oversee the completion of ministry and agency activity plans so that the funding process can proceed on time. The task force will also form regional coordinators in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra to strengthen the monitoring, evaluation, and supervision functions of recovery programme implementation in the field. The acceleration effort refers to the Master Plan for the Acceleration of Post-Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction in Sumatra 2026-2028, which was established through the Decree of the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Number 25 of 2026. This document serves as the main guideline for ministries, agencies, and local governments in implementing recovery programmes in an integrated and sustainable manner. With this acceleration, it is hoped that disaster survivors can quickly obtain decent housing, permanently functioning infrastructure, optimal basic services, and the opportunity to rebuild their lives and livelihoods in a better way.