JAKARTA - Member of Commission V DPR RI Toriq Hidayat said the government, both at the central and regional levels, needed to accelerate the recovery of infrastructure affected by the earthquake that hit Pasaman and West Pasaman, West Sumatra. infrastructure," said Toriq Hidayat in a statement in Jakarta, Thursday, March 3. According to him, infrastructure restoration could be prioritized on repairing public facilities (fasum) and social facilities (fasos). such as hospitals, health centers, schools, and government offices. Regarding the presence of the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) to the earthquake site in Pasaman and West Pasaman, West Sumatra, Toriq believes that this will accelerate the improvement of social and public facilities. I appreciate the presence of the PUPR minister," said the politician from the PKS faction. Toriq explained that with the authority they had, they could give instructions to the heads of halls to speed up coordination with local institutions and governments to complete an inventory of social and public facilities infrastructure damage in disaster locations. He continued, from the inventory list of buildings and public facilities that were severely damaged, a regional head decree could immediately be made and proposed to the Ministry of PUPR.

"So the Ministry can help repair it, especially social facilities or public facilities that suffered heavy damage," said Toriq. According to him, apart from evacuating disaster victims, it is very important to immediately restore infrastructure facilities and infrastructure so that disaster management itself can run smoothly. until the end. The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported that more than 14,000 residents of West Sumatra were still temporarily displaced, on the fifth day after the 6.1 magnitude (M) earthquake, which was recorded in the Pasaman and West Pasaman Regencies. According to a written statement received In Jakarta, Tuesday (1/2), the Acting Head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information and Communication Center Abdul Muhari reported that 8,000 West Pasaman residents had taken refuge in 35 points located in Talamau, Pasaman and Kinali Subdistricts, while in Pasaman Regency as many as 6,785 residents had fled. "The local BPBD (Regional Disaster Management Agency) is still collecting related data the distribution of evacuation points in the two areas," he said.


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