Wood from the Flood in Sumatra is Used for Huntara for Affected Communities

Kayu hanyutan yang terbawa arus banjir dan longsor di Aceh, Sumatera Utara, dan Sumatera Barat dimanfaatkan sebagai material hunian sementara (huntara).

This is part of the rehabilitation and reconstruction strategy in disaster-affected areas. Chairman of the Post-disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Task Force (PRR), Sumatra Tito Karnavian said that he had designed this scheme for the use of driftwood as a material for building housing to the needs of the industry. This was conveyed by Tito Karnavian some time ago.

According to data from the PRR Task Force as of April 2, 2026, the realization of the utilization of driftwood has been carried out in a number of affected areas. In North Aceh Regency, Aceh, as much as 2,112.11 cubic meters of wood has been utilized for the construction of huntara. Meanwhile, in Aceh Tamiang Regency, as much as 572.4 cubic meters of wood is waiting for the local government's policy to determine its allocation.

In South Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra, there are 329.24 cubic meters of wood for the construction of huntara, social facilities, and public facilities. Meanwhile, in the Central Tapanuli Regency, as much as 93.39 cubic meters of wood have been used to support the recovery of affected residents' homes.

Meanwhile, in the city of Padang, West Sumatra, the volume of driftwood of 1,996.58 cubic meters has been handed over to the local government to be used according to the needs of rehabilitation and reconstruction.

Tito Karnavian said the use of driftwood for post-disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction was in accordance with the Decree of the Minister of Forestry Number 191/2026, which regulates the use of driftwood due to disasters as a material resource to support emergency handling, rehabilitation, and reconstruction.

Tito also emphasized that the small and less economical driftwood should be used by the local government as much as possible so that it can become a local original income (PAD). For example, it is used as a material for making bricks or fuel for power plants.