Gentengisasi Program Risks to Cut the Huntap Budget for the Victims of the Sumatra Disaster

JAKARTA - The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) is studying the possibility of adjusting the budget for the construction of permanent housing (huntap) in situ scheme following the discussion on the use of tile roofs in the post-disaster reconstruction program of Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra.

Head of BNPB Suharyanto in a coordination meeting with the Indonesian House of Representatives regarding the acceleration of post-disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction of Sumatra in Jakarta, Wednesday, quoted by Antara, said that the use of tiles requires additional strengthening of the wooden structure so that it has the potential to increase the budget needs to around Rp. 65 million to Rp. 70 million per unit.

Currently, the value of the huntap development assistance scheme in situ is IDR 60 million per unit, while the centralized relocation houses built by the Ministry of Housing and Spatial Planning have greater budgetary support.

Suharyanto explained that the difference in quality between centralized and in-situ relocation housing was also influenced by the need for the provision of public facilities and social facilities in the relocation area.

He reminded that changes in budget standards in one region would have an impact on the implementation of similar policies in other disaster areas so that it was necessary to consider the financial capacity of the country as a whole.

However, BNPB ensured that the availability of rehabilitation and reconstruction funds is currently sufficient and does not require additional funds, while waiting for further directions in a meeting with the DPR.

On the same occasion, BNPB also reported that the distribution of assistance for houses that were damaged lightly and moderately had been carried out in two stages, namely to 17,251 heads of households (KK) in 25 regencies/cities in the first stage and 10,181 households in the second stage.

Suharyanto added that there were still three regencies/cities that had not proposed data in the third phase, namely Sibolga, North Aceh, and Pidie Jaya, and BNPB still opened a verification room for residents who felt their houses were damaged but had not been included in the list of recipients of assistance.