inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) is accelerating the construction of temporary and permanent housing for victims affected by floods and landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra as part of post-disaster recovery efforts.
The Head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information, and Communication Center, Abdul Muhari, stated that the housing procurement is focused on 49,296 severely damaged houses, with a target of building 27,575 temporary housing units.
"To date, 4,280 temporary housing units have begun its construction phase. In Aceh, support from various parties has resulted in the handover of 200 housing units to affected victims in several priority locations," explained Abdul, on Wednesday (1/14/2026).
On the other hand, the construction of the houses has been completed in Blang Pandak, Pidie Regency, and in Pantee Bidari District, East Aceh Regency. Meanwhile, in North Sumatra Province, the construction of permanent housing units has reached 648 units.
In West Sumatra Province, the government is accelerating the construction of phase I temporary shelters in Padang Pariaman Regency, with 34 units centered in Nagari Anduring, Asam Pulau District.
In addition to physical construction, the government is also expediting the distribution of Housing Waiting Funds (DTH), which have so far been disbursed to 1,950 families from a total of 10,656 accounts prepared for affected residents.
To support all activities on the ground, Abdul said logistics distribution continues, with a total of 1,740.39 tons, or 99.86 percent of incoming logistics, distributed via air, sea, and land.
BNPB is also intensifying its Weather Modification Operations (OMC) to control potential extreme weather that could hamper the recovery process.
"This cross-sector cooperation demonstrates the government's commitment to ensuring that recovery from the impact of the disaster that occurred at the end of November last year continues until the people can completely return to their daily activities," explained Head of the Center, Abdul.
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