Antara, Endang Mulyani, Jakarta – Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian estimates the government will need Rp130 trillion ($7.69 billion) over the next three years for post-disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts in Sumatra.

The funding will be allocated across multiple sectors affected by the disasters, including housing, infrastructure, schools, houses of worship, economic centers, and agriculture.

"For rehabilitation and reconstruction over the next three years, we estimate around Rp 130 trillion," the former national police chief said in Jakarta on Wednesday.

He said Rp70 trillion has been proposed by the Public Works Ministry to rebuild permanent infrastructure, including bridges, roads, public facilities, and damaged river systems.

The education sector is also a priority, with plans to repair more than 4,000 damaged schools. Meanwhile, the Religious Affairs Ministry has proposed Rp702.98 billion to rehabilitate houses of worship and Islamic boarding schools in affected areas.

The Agriculture Ministry has proposed Rp3 trillion to restore damaged farmland, with additional support planned for the fisheries sector and the rehabilitation of traditional markets.

All proposals from ministries, agencies, and regional governments will be consolidated by the National Development Planning Agency into a master plan, targeted for completion by April 1 as a prerequisite for fund disbursement from the Finance Ministry.

Tito said the master plan must be detailed to avoid overlapping budgets across institutions, adding that the Finance Ministry will only fund programs formally included in the document.

The disasters wiped out 29 villages, including 21 in Aceh – across Aceh Tamiang, Nagan Raya, Central Aceh and Gayo Lues – and eight in North Sumatra, particularly in South and Central Tapanuli. No villages were reported lost in West Sumatra.

The loss of these villages poses a major challenge, particularly in relocating residents and reorganizing administrative structures, including whether affected villages will be rebuilt in new locations or removed from official records.

Overall, the disasters have claimed 1,205 lives, with 139 people still missing, affecting 52 regencies or cities, 491 districts and 4,511 villages.

Previously, Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said the government had initially mapped out Rp75 trillion ($4.43 billion) for disaster recovery in Sumatra.

Source: https://jakartaglobe.id/news/indonesia-estimates-77-billion-needed-for-sumatra-recover