Post-Disaster Recovery Task Force Completes 81 Per Cent of Temporary Housing Construction Target

The Post-Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Task Force (Satgas PRR) for Sumatra is accelerating the construction of temporary housing units (huntara) to reduce the number of flood evacuees still sheltering in tents across Aceh, North Sumatra (Sumut), and West Sumatra (Sumbar).

According to the Satgas PRR daily report as of 12 March, the number of completed temporary housing units across the three affected provinces has increased to 15,346 units out of a total 18,781 units planned for construction, representing 81 per cent progress on the housing project. This represents an increase of approximately 3 per cent compared with two days earlier, when 14,725 units had been completed.

The breakdown of temporary housing unit construction shows that in Aceh, 13,547 units have been completed out of a total 16,931 units planned, achieving 80 per cent progress. In North Sumatra, 969 units have been completed out of 1,020 units planned, reaching 95 per cent progress. In West Sumatra, all 830 planned units have been completed, achieving 100 per cent progress.

The Satgas PRR also reported on progress with permanent housing construction (huntap). As of 12 March, 1,463 units are currently under construction out of 36,669 total units planned. To date, 56 units have been completed, a significant increase from the six units reported as completed two days earlier.