Padang Pariaman Regency Government Proposes 225 Huntara Units To BNPB

PARIAMAN - Padang Pariaman Regency Government (Pemkab), West Sumatra proposed 225 temporary housing units (huntara) to the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) for residents who no longer have a place to live because their houses were heavily damaged and washed away due to landslides and floods.

"The local government proposes as many as 225 temporary units of 23 points, covering 16 villages in 9 sub-districts," said Padang Pariaman Regional Secretary Rudy Repenaldi Rilis in Parik Malintang, Tuesday, December 9, as reported by ANTARA.

He said the data on the huntara application was the result of a re-verification carried out by the Padang Pariaman Regency Government with the nagari or local village government.

Padang Pariaman Regency Government together with the nagari government and a number of parties are also looking for land that is suitable for use as a location for the construction of the huntara.

His party will try to find and determine the location of the huntara construction land as soon as possible while hoping that the BNPB will also immediately realize the request.

"We hope that this proposal can be realized by BNPB soon, considering that the need for temporary housing is very urgent for affected communities. The sooner it is realized, the sooner we can provide certainty of housing," he said.

Padang Pariaman Regency Government, he stressed, is committed to continuing to accelerate post-disaster handling, including restoration of housing, infrastructure, and basic community services.

It is known that due to extreme weather that occurred from November 22 to 28, 2025, Padang Pariaman was hit by a hydrometeorological disaster that affected 17 sub-districts or all sub-districts in the district.

As a result, 80 flood locations were recorded with water levels ranging from 50 to 400 centimeters in Padang Pariaman, 72 landslide points, and 37 strong winds.

A total of 34,058 people from Padang Pariaman were affected by the disaster, and 4,847 people or 1,182 families of whom had been evacuated to a safe location.

Even now there are still 377 people or 115 families who have survived in the evacuation post because they have lost their homes. Not a few victims were forced to stay at their family homes because their houses could no longer be occupied.