Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund Danantara continues to expedite the construction of hundreds of temporary shelters (Huntara) in Kuala Simpang, Aceh Tamiang, Aceh Province, following the flash floods and landslides.
"The government's temporary shelters are for the victims, not a task but an obligation, as State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Assets Agency chief Dony Oskaria stated. This is our obligation," Danantara expert Khairul Jasmi said in a statement in Jakarta, Sunday.
President Prabowo Subianto will visit Aceh Tamiang to inspect this progress. "President Prabowo will inspect the buildings on January 1, 2026. Of course, his priority is to meet with the victims," Jasmi said.
The temporary shelters project is a collaboration between seven state-owned construction companies (BUMN Karya), coordinated by BUMN Hutama Karya, under Danantara.
"We are working all day in shifts. In addition to involving technicians from various regions, we're also recruiting 100 local workers to build around 120 complete temporary shelters," Head of Infrastructure Division 2 at Adhi Karya, Rony said.
Each temporary shelter consists of two bedrooms, a living room, and a kitchen, and is equipped with electricity and water.
Currently, there are around 150,000 evacuees in Aceh Tamiang. "The temporary shelters are being built for them," Jasmi added.
According to the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), as of Saturday, 511 people died, 31 were missing, and 429,557 were displaced in Aceh due to flash floods and landslides.
