Tito: Nearly 100 Percent of Sumatra Disaster Displaced Persons No Longer in Tents

Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) and Head of the Task Force for Accelerating Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (PRR) Post-Sumatra Disaster, Muhammad Tito Karnavian, stated that nearly all displaced persons affected by the disaster are now no longer living in tents. This achievement specifically refers to significant progress in handling the displaced persons’ conditions.

Tito explained that the number of displaced persons still under handling is now around 47 households (KK) or approximately 173 individuals. This figure has drastically decreased compared to the initial condition of 2.1 million people. Therefore, the displaced persons’ situation is said to be “approaching 100 percent” no longer in tents, although not yet fully complete.

“Displaced persons, approaching 100 percent, ‘approaching’ is the word, I don’t say [it’s] 100 percent,” Tito said to the media on Monday (23/3).

He added that this achievement depicts real progress in handling displaced persons, particularly in ensuring they are no longer in tents.

On the other hand, Tito emphasised that the overall post-disaster recovery process is still ongoing and covers various sectors that require time to complete.

“Educational facilities still need our attention, not yet, there are also rivers not yet, there are some village roads, district roads that are quite numerous also not yet, that takes time,” he said.

According to him, the government continues to push for accelerated recovery of infrastructure and public services in stages so that conditions in the affected areas can return to normal comprehensively.

Tito also hopes that information regarding the development of post-disaster handling can be understood holistically by placing achievements in their respective contexts.