PRR Task Force Completes 15,346 Temporary Housing Units, Progress Reaches 81 Percent
The Acceleration of Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Task Force (Satgas PRR) for post-disaster Sumatra is accelerating the construction of temporary housing units (huntara) to reduce the number of displaced persons still living in tents following floods and landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra (Sumut), and West Sumatra (Sumbar) provinces.
According to the daily report from Satgas PRR as of 12 March 2026, 15,346 of 18,781 planned temporary housing units have been completed across the three affected provinces, representing 81 percent progress overall.
This figure represents an increase of approximately three percent compared to the achievement two days prior, when 14,725 units had been completed.
In Aceh, 13,547 temporary housing units have been completed out of a total of 16,931 planned units, equivalent to 80 percent progress. Meanwhile, temporary housing construction in North Sumatra has reached 95 percent completion, with 969 of 1,020 units finished.
Satgas PRR also reported progress on permanent housing (huntap) construction. As of 12 March 2026, 1,463 permanent housing units are under construction out of a total of 36,669 planned units. To date, 56 permanent housing units have been completed, an increase of 50 units compared to two days earlier.
The increase in temporary and permanent housing construction rates reflects the government’s strategy to reduce the number of displaced persons in tents, which as of 11 March numbered 1,384 households or 4,522 individuals.
Emergency cash assistance (DTH) of 600,000 rupiah per month is being distributed for a three-month period, providing each household with a total of 1.8 million rupiah.
To date, all recipient accounts have received cash transfers with a 100 percent disbursement rate among 12,767 recipients across the three provinces: 6,846 in Aceh, 4,162 in North Sumatra, and 1,759 in West Sumatra.
Suharyanto, Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) and Deputy Head of Satgas PRR, stated that the government will continue accelerating temporary housing construction to ensure all disaster survivors are in adequate housing by Eid al-Fitr 2026/1447 Hijriah.
On that occasion, he explained that families newly occupying temporary housing units will receive assistance with basic food items and non-food necessities to cover their needs for 10 days.
This assistance is provided to help meet residents’ basic needs before they receive livelihood support from the central government.
“Families occupying temporary housing units will be provided assistance by BNPB in the form of equipment and food for 10 days from when they move in,” Suharyanto said in a press statement received by Kompas.com on Thursday.