PADANG - The West Sumatra Provincial Government (Sumbar) officially ended the provincial emergency disaster response status and began to switch to the post-disaster recovery phase. This decision was made after evaluating the field conditions and the development of disaster handling in a number of affected areas.
West Sumatra Governor Mahyeldi Ansharullah emphasized that during this recovery period, the West Sumatra Provincial Government would focus on accelerating data collection on damage and losses, as well as the recovery of basic services for people affected by disasters.
"In this recovery phase, our priority is to ensure that data collection on damage and losses is fast and accurate, as well as to restore basic services to the community," said Mahyeldi, Monday, December 22 evening.
The focus of the provision of basic services includes the provision of clean water, sanitation, health services, education, and temporary housing for affected residents.
Mahyeldi targets that the process of data collection on damage and losses due to disasters can be completed by no later than December 28, 2025. According to him, the timeliness of data collection is the key so that the rehabilitation and reconstruction program can be immediately implemented in early 2026.
"We target the data collection of this damage and loss to be completed by no later than December 28, 2025. This is important so that the rehabilitation and reconstruction process can immediately begin in early 2026," he said.
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