PADANG PARIAMAN - Secretary of State Prasetyo Hadi said that the construction of temporary housing for disaster victims is the focus of the government in West Sumatra as part of accelerating the recovery of the region.
"Today, temporary housing has been built because right now the focus is specifically on the West Sumatra region, we must focus on the problem of temporary housing," said Prasetyo at the Minangkabau International Airport, Padang Pariaman, Antara, Thursday, December 18.
Prasetyo said that if conditions permit, the government will also immediately continue with the construction of permanent housing for affected residents.
"If possible, relocation to permanent housing should be carried out immediately," he said.
During a working visit to West Sumatra, President Prabowo Subianto reviewed three disaster-affected locations. In the Kayu Pasak area, Palembayan District, Agam Regency, the President visited the refugees and also saw the construction of temporary housing that had begun to be worked on.
Furthermore, the President visited the Kayu Tanam area, Padang Pariaman Regency, to review the construction of the Mantuang Bailey bridge which was carried out by TNI soldiers with the support of the local community. The bridge serves to connect two areas that were previously cut off due to disasters.
Prasetyo said that currently there are around 35 Bailey bridges in various disaster-affected areas whose construction is being rushed to accelerate the recovery of road access. "There are indeed about 35 Bailey in all affected areas whose construction process is being rushed because, after all, in the context of recovery, the access to the road that was previously cut off is a necessity that must be accelerated," said Prasetyo.
President Prabowo ended his visit to West Sumatra by reviewing the repair of the national road in the Anai Valley area, Tanah Datar Regency. According to Prasetyo, the President asked that the repair of the road be accelerated so that the main access from Padang to Bukittinggi could be immediately connected again.
Regarding the target for the recovery of disaster-affected areas, Prasetyo emphasized that the government would try to complete all work as quickly as possible, adjusting to the conditions in each location.
"As soon as possible, because each of them is indeed in different conditions, there are problems with roads, there are problems with bridges and so on. So we are working as quickly as possible," he said.
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