Sumatra Disaster Survivors Nearing Departure from Temporary Housing as 357 Permanent Homes Completed
The construction of permanent housing (huntap) for survivors of hydrometeorological disasters in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra 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 make them safe and habitable in the long term.
Based on Satgas PRR data as of 11 May 2026, the total number of completed huntap units in the three affected provinces has reached 357. This figure is an increase from 248 units recorded on 8 May 2026, meaning an addition of 109 units in the last three days or a rise 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. Aceh has the largest requirement at 28,910 units, followed by North Sumatra with 7,601 units and West Sumatra with 2,824 units.
In Aceh, 108 huntap units have been completed, with 719 units still in progress. Meanwhile, in North Sumatra, construction progress shows significant development with 227 units completed and 225 units still under construction. In West Sumatra, 22 huntap units have been completed, with 52 units still in process.
The huntap construction involves various parties, from the Ministry of Housing and Settlement Areas, the National Disaster Management Agency, local governments, to humanitarian organisations such as Buddha Tzu Chi Indonesia and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Satgas PRR Spokesperson Amran stated that huntap construction indeed requires a longer process compared to temporary housing (huntara) because the government wants to ensure building quality is maintained.
“Huntap has stages that are somewhat lengthy to guarantee the quality of the residences because as permanent housing, we cannot force it to be completed quickly like huntara,” said Amran in Jakarta on Wednesday (6 May 2026).
According to him, the survivors have been ensured to have adequate temporary accommodation through the construction of huntara while awaiting the completion of huntap construction in stages according to the data of recipients determined by local governments.
“Huntap is being pushed to be completed as soon as possible. Of course, in stages, quality is still maintained. There are stages to guarantee quality and the process,” Amran concluded.