Jakarta, January 17, 2026 – The Europe Today: Indonesia’s Ministry of Public Works has proposed up to Rp74 trillion in additional funding to restore infrastructure damaged by recent disasters across three provinces on the island of Sumatra, citing expanded mitigation projects aimed at reducing future disaster risks.
Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo said the estimate reflects new plans to construct sabo and check dams in landslide-prone areas, particularly in Aceh, to better control water, sediment, and debris flows following recent floods and landslides.
“That landslide on the Gayo Lues road was really a wake-up alarm for me,” Dody told reporters on Friday, stressing the urgency of strengthening disaster prevention measures, especially in upstream areas.
He said the proposal would be submitted as a master plan to the National Development Planning Agency for review, before being considered by an inter-ministerial steering committee and forwarded to the Ministry of Finance as a formal budget request.
According to Dody, the proposed funding covers only projects under the Public Works Ministry, while additional budget requirements are still being prepared by the Transportation Ministry for post-disaster repairs to transport infrastructure.
The ministry is also planning dredging works at the mouth of the Tamiang River, including the deployment of a special task force to widen river outlets and accelerate the discharge of water and sediment into the sea, in an effort to reduce flood risks.
Earlier, Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono estimated initial funding needs for basic infrastructure recovery in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra at Rp51.8 trillion.
Separately, the government has projected approximately Rp8.2 trillion to rebuild or repair 238,783 homes damaged by disasters across the three provinces.
