PADANG - The West Sumatra Provincial Government (Pemprov) is focusing on accelerating data collection on the impact of damage and losses as well as the recovery of basic community services after the end of the emergency response period for disasters.
"The West Sumatra Provincial Government has ended the provincial emergency response status and started to switch to the post-disaster recovery phase," said West Sumatra Governor Mahyeldi in Padang City, Tuesday, December 23.
The focus of the provision of basic services includes the provision of clean water, sanitation, health services, education, and temporary housing (huntar), before entering the stage of comprehensive rehabilitation and reconstruction.
During the transition period, Governor Mahyeldi asked the regents and mayors in West Sumatra to ensure that all damage and loss data were compiled in a complete, accurate, and verified manner, as the basis for the preparation of the Post-disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Plan (R3P).
The local government targets the data collection of damage and losses due to disasters to be completed by December 28, 2025. This acceleration is important, said Mahyeldi, so that the rehabilitation and reconstruction process can immediately run in early 2026.
Even though the provincial emergency response status has ended, Mahyeldi said that the safety of the community will remain the top priority. In addition, West Sumatra will pay serious attention to trauma recovery and psychosocial support, maintain regional stability, and accelerate the process of validating and verifying post-disaster needs assessment (Jitupasna) data as the basis for preparing the R3P.
"In the midst of limitations, volunteers have come with extraordinary sacrifices. Many have left their families and jobs to help others," said Governor Mahyeldi.
Meanwhile, the Secretary General of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Rustian emphasized that the preparation of the R3P was a crucial step in restoring the social, economic and infrastructure conditions of the affected areas after the disaster.
"Accurate and valid data are the key. Without strong data, planning will not be targeted and recovery will be slow," said Rustian.
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