PRR Task Force: Sumatra Disaster Recovery Enters Permanent Recovery Phase

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The PRR Task Force has stated that post-hydro-meteorological disaster management in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra has entered the permanent recovery phase. “We are now moving towards permanent recovery,” said Chairman Muhammad Tito Karnavian. According to a statement on Thursday, the rehabilitation and reconstruction programme will be implemented in phases until 2028.

PRR Task Force Chairman Muhammad Tito Karnavian said disaster management is conducted through three main stages: emergency response, transition, and permanent recovery. “The first stage after a disaster is emergency response,” Tito said after a coordination meeting between the PRR Task Force and the DPR’s Galapana Task Force at the DPR Complex in Jakarta on Monday, 25 May. “It is directly commanded by the President, with all ministries and agencies, as well as local governments, mobilised and mitigated effectively.”

Tito explained that since the PRR Task Force was established on 8 January, cross-sector coordination has been accelerated to oversee the transition phase. Most basic services previously disrupted have now resumed, including local government operations, electricity supply, fuel distribution, internet services, and healthcare facilities.

In terms of connectivity, all national roads have been restored, while national bridges are operational again, either through permanent construction or temporary solutions such as Bailey bridges, Armco bridges, pioneer bridges, and suspension bridges. “National bridges are also functional and connected, albeit temporarily. Some use Bailey, pioneer, Armco, and suspension bridges, but they are operational for mobility,” he said.

With these developments, the government is now focusing on the permanent recovery phase based on the Master Plan (Renduk) for accelerated disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction. The document was prepared through consolidation of proposals from local governments, ministries/agencies, and coordination with the Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas) and the PRR Task Force.

“We are now moving towards permanent recovery. Of the three stages—emergency response, transition—we now enter the permanent phase, which we call rehab-rekon, and the key is the Renduk,” Tito explained.

The recovery Renduk is designed for the 2026-2028 period, encompassing 11,512 cross-sector activities, from river infrastructure, roads, bridges, schools, to permanent housing. Tito stressed that the primary focus in the first year will be on basic infrastructure and accelerating permanent housing construction to prevent prolonged stays in temporary shelters.