PRR Task Force: Mud Cleanup in Aceh Reaches 92 Percent

Banda Aceh (ANTARA) - The Task Force for Accelerating Post-Disaster Recovery (PRR) states that the progress of mud cleanup following the flood disaster in Aceh has reached 92 percent, or 480 out of 519 targets.

“Progress of mud cleanup across Aceh has reached 92 percent based on data from the post up to 6 April 2026,” said the Head of the Regional Post for the PRR Task Force, Safrizal ZA, in Aceh Besar on Tuesday.

The statement was delivered by Safrizal ZA during a media gathering related to the report on the development of rehabilitation and reconstruction following the natural disaster in Aceh, at the auditorium of The Padee, Aceh Besar.

The trend of mud cleanup in Aceh up to 6 April 2026 includes 519 targets, of which 480 have been completed, while the remaining 39 are still in the cleanup process.

According to him, for the first stage, namely the opening of national road access, it has been 100 percent completed since 25 January 2026, and now the mud cleanup is focused on public facilities.

“The second stage is focused on repairing drainage channels/ditches, and cleaning soil/mud that has buried or blocked access at several points,” he said.

Safrizal explained that the mud cleanup is carried out by the PRR Task Force through the cash for work programme (community cash-intensive labour) as well as the assignment of central personnel, from IPDN trainees to TNI/Polri.

“There is still quite a lot of mud, but TNI, Polri, BNPB, and we are also continuously working to clean the mud in communities and public facilities,” he emphasised.

For the cash for work programme, he continued, it has so far been running in Meunasah Lhok Village, Meureudu Subdistrict, and Meunasah Raya Village, Meurah Dua Subdistrict, Pidie Jaya Regency since 28 March 2026 with a workforce of 375 people.

They are cleaning public facilities, road bodies, drainage, and residents’ houses. For residents’ houses, only the exterior is cleaned, as the workers do not dare to enter the interior because it is private territory.

Safrizal added that for this mud cleanup cash for work programme, the Ministry of Public Works will collaborate with several universities to mobilise their students.

“I heard from the Ministry of Public Works that there will also be collaboration with campuses to mobilise handling this,” said Safrizal ZA.