Jakarta (ANTARA) - The government has begun constructing 1,050 units of temporary housing for residents affected by floods and landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra in late November.
"As of December 28, 2025, construction of temporary housing in the affected provinces has started, with a total of 1,050 units either underway or already completed," Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Pratikno said.
Speaking at a press conference in Jakarta on Monday, he said 450 units are being built by the National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB) in cooperation with regional governments.
State-owned enterprises (SOEs), under the coordination of sovereign wealth fund Danantara, are working on the remaining 600 units, he added.
Earlier, the government tasked Danantara with mobilizing SOEs to construct 15,000 temporary homes within three months, while BNPB was assigned to build at least 4,500 units to ensure adequate shelter for displaced residents.
Pratikno said the hydrometeorological disasters severely disrupted economic activities across the three provinces, affecting 112 traditional markets in Aceh, of which only 18 have resumed normal operations.
"In North Sumatra, 47 markets were affected, with 46 already reopened. Meanwhile, two of three affected markets in West Sumatra have resumed operations," he said.
He reiterated the government's commitment to coordinating ministries and state agencies to accelerate market recovery through infrastructure repairs and cleanup efforts.
As of Monday, more than half of the disaster-affected cities and districts across the three provinces have moved from the emergency response period to the transition phase of rehabilitation and reconstruction, Pratikno said.
He added that seven districts and cities in Aceh have entered rehabilitation and reconstruction, while 11 others have extended the emergency response period.
In North Sumatra, eight regions have moved to the post-emergency stage, while another eight have extended their emergency status.
Rehabilitation and reconstruction have also begun in 10 regions of West Sumatra, with three others still under emergency response.
"The regions that extended the emergency response period aim to better prepare for the rehabilitation and reconstruction phase," Pratikno said.
