Jakarta (VNA) – The Government of Indonesia will disburse more than 5.6 billion USD during 2026–2028 to implement a long-term recovery and reconstruction programme on Sumatra island following devastating floods and landslides in late 2025.
Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian said the budget has been approved by the government and submitted to the parliament at a meeting of the Task Force for the Acceleration of Post-Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction on May 25. He noted that recovery efforts in Sumatra have now entered the long-term phase, after the completion of emergency response and post-disaster transition stages.
Under the master plan, funding will be rolled out over three years, with approximately 2.19 billion USD allocated for 2026, 1.85 billion USD for 2027, and 1.58 billion USD for 2028.
The Ministry of Home Affairs said the programme covers more than 11,500 reconstruction projects, including roads, bridges, schools, and durable housing for disaster-affected families. Key components such as river rehabilitation and flood control systems are are set to be implemented in 2027 to reduce the risk of recurring disasters.
In late November last year, Indonesia’s provinces of Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra were hit by severe flash floods and landslides. Data from the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) show that the disasters left more than 1,200 people dead and damaged over 300,000 houses./.
Indonesia: Nearly 70% of flood-hit districts, cities in Sumatra recovered
Post-disaster recovery in flood- and landslide-hit regions across Sumatra, Indonesia is nearly 70% complete, with 37 of the 52 affected districts and cities having returned to normalcy, Home Affairs Minister Muhammad Tito Karnavian said in a statement.
