Antara News·Indonesia·Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 11:46 AM

Govt targets rehabilitation of 4,922 disaster hit schools

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Bayu Prasetyo

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Minister of Home Affairs Muhammad Tito Karnavian, who also chairs the Sumatra Post-Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Acceleration Task Force, said the government is targeting the rehabilitation and reconstruction of 4,922 schools affected by disasters in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra provinces.

"Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Abdul Mu'ti is using the ministry's regular budget along with additional funding from the Ministry of Finance, bringing the total to approximately Rp5 trillion," Tito said in Jakarta on Wednesday.

According to Tito, the funds are being used to rehabilitate and reconstruct 4,922 schools in the three provinces.

Tito said the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the schools are part of post-disaster recovery efforts, which have now entered the rehabilitation and reconstruction phase following the completion of the emergency response and transition phases.

Of the 4,922 schools, some have completed rehabilitation works, while others have reached between 70 and 99 percent completion.

Tito added that 616 schools were still below 50 percent completion.

According to Tito, one of the challenges in rehabilitating the schools is that 97 schools need to be relocated because their previous sites were affected by landslides or floods, had lost land, or were located in areas considered unsafe.

He added that, to handle the challenges, the government should coordinate with regional administration to procure land and repair access to the schools.

The Task Force, says Tito, will coordinate the access requirements for the relocated schools with the Ministry of Public Works.

The government is also ensuring that teaching and learning activities continue at the affected schools.

"In principle, learning activities have resumed at all 4,922 schools. That is the most important thing," Tito said.

He explained that some students had returned to their original schools, while others were still studying at other schools or using temporary facilities.

The Minister added the post-disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction in Sumatra would take time because of the extensive scale of the damage and the occurrence of subsequent disasters in several areas.

He said the government is targeting a phased rehabilitation and reconstruction process through coordination among ministries, government agencies, and local governments in the three affected provinces.

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