JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto has ordered his ministers to immediately complete the construction of temporary housing (huntara) and permanent housing (huntap) for refugees affected by flash floods and landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra.
The Secretary of the Cabinet (Seskab) Teddy Indra Wijaya when contacted in Jakarta, Monday, explained that the order was given by President Prabowo during a limited meeting at the President's private residence in Bukit Hambalang, Bogor Regency, West Java, Sunday, December 14.
"The construction of temporary and permanent housing for all disaster-affected residents in Sumatra, the President wants it to be completed as soon as possible," said the Presidential Secretariat, quoted by Antara, Monday, December 15.
"In the limited meeting, several instructions given by the ministers were the result of a review by President Prabowo directly to the disaster-affected areas, namely on December 1, 2025 in Central Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra; Kutacane City, South East Aceh Regency, Aceh; and Padang Pariaman Regency in West Sumatra.
Then, the second visit of the President to Aceh Province on December 7, 2025, precisely in Bireuen Regency, Aceh Besar Regency, and Banda Aceh City, then on December 12, 2025 in Aceh Tamiang Regency, Takengon City, Central Aceh Regency, and Bener Meriah Regency, as well as in Langkat Regency, North Sumatra on December 13, 2025.
In a coordination meeting at the Sultan Iskandar Muda Air Base, Sunday (7/12) last, President Prabowo received a report from the Head of BNPB, Lieutenant General TNI Suharyanto, that there were more than 30,000 homes of residents in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra that were damaged due to flash floods and landslides. This number is expected to continue to increase as the data collection continues to be carried out by BNPB together with the Ministry of Public Works.
"The head of the BNPB, in the meeting, then proposed that the temporary housing for refugees would be built by members of the TNI and Polri who were included in the disaster management task force (satgas), while the construction of permanent housing for refugees was handed over to the Ministry of Housing and Spatial Planning.
"Then those who did not move, because maybe it was flooded, the impact was not too big for that family so they did not have to move, but their house was damaged, we repaired it by the BNPB task force," said Suharyanto when giving a report to the President.
"Regarding the budget, BNPB has submitted Rp60 million per unit of permanent housing to President Prabowo. Meanwhile, for temporary housing, the allocated budget is Rp30 million per house," said the Presidential Secretariat, quoted: Regarding the budget, BNPB has submitted Rp60 million per unit of permanent housing to President Prabowo. Meanwhile, for temporary housing, the allocated budget is Rp30 million per house.
"The temporary housing that was built was 36 square meters in size complete with bedroom facilities, toilet facilities, and other rooms," he said.
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