JAKARTA - The reconstruction of houses of residents affected by disasters in Sumatra must be designed better to minimize the risk of future disasters. This was said directly by Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono.
"We don't want to just rebuild, but build better and prevent the next disaster from occurring," said Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) during a limited meeting with President Prabowo Subianto in Aceh Tamiang, followed by the Presidential Secretariat in Jakarta, reported by ANTARA, Thursday, January 1.
He said that the Ministry of ATR/BPN needs to prepare the spatial layout and availability of land for relocation and the construction of permanent housing.
The Ministry of PU and the Ministry of Housing for the People are also asked to accelerate the construction of houses according to the level of damage.
"Intuitively, heavily damaged houses are a priority. However, if the house is slightly damaged, it can be repaired immediately, the refugees can return to their respective homes faster so that the burden of the refugee camp is reduced," he said.
According to him, the government will continue to deploy resources to ensure that the housing built is safe and decent, as a strategic step to accelerate the recovery of the lives of the people of Aceh Tamiang.
President Prabowo Subianto chaired a limited meeting in Aceh Tamiang Regency, Aceh, Thursday, to discuss the construction of 600 temporary housing for flood-affected residents.
This program is part of the plan to build a total of 15 thousand Danantara residences by BPI Danantara Indonesia.
The meeting was attended by 10 ministers of the Red and White Cabinet and 15 Directors of State-Owned Enterprises to review the progress of the initial phase of the project. The total housing to be built is spread across three provinces, 12 thousand units in Aceh, around 2,000 in North Sumatra, and 500 units in West Sumatra.
For the first phase, as many as 600 temporary housing units in Aceh Tamiang are targeted to be completed and handed over on January 8, 2026. In addition to houses, the government has also prepared supporting facilities such as playgrounds, wifi, communal kitchens, and 120 units of toilets and bathrooms.
During the working visit, President Prabowo directly reviewed the construction site together with a number of ministers, including the Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development AHY, Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian, and Minister of Defense Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin.
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