PRR Task Force: 357 Permanent Homes for Sumatra Disaster Survivors Already Built

The construction of permanent housing (huntap) for survivors of hydrometeorological disasters in Aceh, North Sumatra (Sumut), and West Sumatra (Sumbar) continues to show progress.

The Task Force for Accelerating Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (Satgas PRR) Post-Sumatra Disaster ensures that huntap construction is carried out in stages while maintaining building quality to ensure safety and long-term habitability.

Based on Satgas PRR data as of Monday (11/5/2026), the total number of completed huntap units in the three affected provinces has reached 357.

This figure has increased compared to Friday (8/5/2026), which recorded 248 units. This means that in the last three days, there has been an addition of 109 completed huntap units, or an increase of approximately 43.9 per cent.

Overall, the need for huntap in the three provinces totals 39,335 units, with 996 units still under construction.

In Aceh, 108 huntap units have been completed, and 719 units are still in progress. Meanwhile, progress in Sumut shows significant development with 227 units completed and 225 units still under construction.

In Sumbar, 22 huntap units have been completed, and 52 units are still in progress.

The construction of these huntap units involves various parties, from the Ministry of Housing and Settlement Areas (PKP), the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), local governments (pemda), to humanitarian organisations such as Buddha Tzu Chi Indonesia and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin).

Spokesperson for Satgas PRR, Amran, stated that huntap construction requires a longer process compared to temporary housing (huntara) because the government wants to ensure building quality is maintained.

According to him, the survivors have been ensured to have adequate temporary accommodation through huntara construction.

Now, they are awaiting the staged huntap construction process according to the recipient data determined by local governments.

“Huntap is being pushed to be completed as soon as possible. Of course, quality must still be maintained. There are stages to ensure quality and the process,” said Amran.