JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (Menko PMK) Pratikno as the Head of the Post-disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Acceleration Task Force said that post-disaster recovery in Sumatra showed significant progress.
"The central government together with ministries and agencies has worked hard and the progress is good in the field. However, there are some things that we need to continue to control. We are committed to building the affected areas to be better and more resilient," said Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Pratikno, quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, January 27.
The Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries gave an example of concrete efforts being carried out, including the construction of risk control infrastructure by the Ministry of Public Works (PU), including the construction of new dams that were not previously available in disaster-affected areas.
This step is considered important as part of long-term disaster risk reduction.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian as the Head of the Task Force conveyed the latest developments in the affected areas. He explained that the impact of the disaster included disruption of infrastructure, basic services, as well as social and economic activities in a number of areas.
In West Sumatra, he said, of the 16 districts/cities affected, five areas have approached a completely normal condition. Regional hospital services, educational facilities, and access to national roads have resumed functioning, and community economic activity has begun to recover.
In North Sumatra, he continued, as many as 11 regencies/cities have approached normal conditions. Meanwhile, in Aceh, there are eight regencies/cities that still require special attention, nine regencies/cities are approaching normal, and one regency/city has returned to normal.
The Minister of Home Affairs also conveyed that the government continued to accelerate the reconstruction of affected houses and infrastructure, as well as ensuring the distribution of assistance was effective.
Strengthening disaster-prone areas is also carried out through the construction of safety infrastructure, including the use of local materials to strengthen strategic areas.
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