PRR Task Force Records 12 Regions Submitting Permanent Housing Proposals, Other Local Governments Urged to Act Quickly
The PRR Task Force for Post-Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction in Sumatra has recorded that 12 local governments have completed submissions of permanent housing (huntap) data by mid-April 2026. Meanwhile, eight other regions did not submit proposals because no homes were found in the categories of severely damaged or lost.
Head of the PRR Task Force, Muhammad Tito Karnavian, explained that data collection is now focused on 45 regions out of a total of 53 affected districts and cities. This focus covers areas in Aceh Province, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra.
“The affected areas total 53 regions, but eight did not submit huntap proposals because there were no severely damaged or lost homes, leaving 45 for us to focus on. Twelve have already submitted, so we are pursuing the remaining 33 within this week,” he stated in a written release on Thursday (16/4).
Tito emphasised that accelerating data collection is the primary foundation for speeding up the physical construction of housing for survivors. The central government targets for this data gathering process to run concurrently with on-site verification in the regions.
He noted that the smooth progress of projects by BNPB and the Ministry of Housing and Settlement Areas (PKP) heavily depends on data from local governments, which must be submitted no later than next Wednesday.
The Task Force will prioritise huntap construction for regions that complete their administrative data requirements more quickly. This step is taken to ensure the post-disaster recovery process remains progressive without being hindered by administrative obstacles.
“If by next Wednesday it is not ready, we will build first in regions that have prepared their data. So, fellow regional heads, please do not let there be complaints from the public due to delays in data collection,” Tito continued.
Regional heads are urged to immediately form small teams to thoroughly verify survivors’ home conditions on-site. These teams are expected to accelerate data validation so that housing construction assistance can be targeted accurately.
The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) has also confirmed that the verification and validation process for huntap submission data is now underway. BPS Head, Amalia Adininggar, stated that several data sets from local governments have been received by her agency.
“To date, we have received submissions from 12 districts/cities, and these have already been verified and validated,” she said.
The Ministry of Housing and Settlement Areas (PKP) has also expressed full readiness to support the smooth physical construction in all affected areas. Minister of PKP, Maruarar Sirait, affirmed that planning and human resources have been prepared several months in advance.
The huntap construction scheme is carried out through a self-managed approach on safe survivor-owned land or the construction of new communal housing areas. The government provides technical and financial support to ensure the safety of new housing locations.
For information, PRR Task Force data as of 16 April 2026 projects a need for 39,021 huntap units in the three affected provinces. To date, 241 units have been completed, and another 1,243 units are in the process of construction.
In Aceh Province, 104 huntap units have been completed out of a total need of 28,876 units. Currently, an additional 395 units are under construction in the area.
North Sumatra Province has recorded 120 completed housing units out of a total need of 7,321 units. Another 407 huntap units are reported to be in the construction stage on-site.
In West Sumatra Province, 17 huntap units have been completed out of a total target of 2,824 units. Construction of another 441 units is ongoing to meet the needs of disaster survivors there.