Aceh river recovery nears completion after disasters
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BWS Sumatra 1 completed 92.06 percent of emergency disaster recovery work in river basins across several districts in Aceh, Indonesia.
The agency focused on repairing water resource infrastructure after recent disasters, cleaning rivers and estuaries, reinforcing riverbanks, and removing silt from irrigation systems to help communities recover.
Work progressed to 87.79 percent completion in the Pidie, Pidie Jaya, Bireuen, Bener Meriah, and Central Aceh districts, while North Aceh, East Aceh, and Aceh Tamiang reached 91.04 percent completion including installing borewells to provide clean water at 24 locations. West Aceh, Gayo Lues, and Southeast Aceh finished all emergency repairs, reinforcing riverbanks and normalizing river flow. BWS Sumatra 1 will now move into a three-year rehabilitation and reconstruction phase lasting to 2028, extending work across entire river basins.
This next phase will include building sabo dams in upstream areas and improving estuary management, aiming to strengthen infrastructure and prevent future disasters. The agency intends to restore water resources in a sustainable way and improve safety for residents of Aceh.
