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Tito Urges Faster Use of Rp200 Billion in Post-Earthquake Aid for East Nusa Tenggara

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian urged East Nusa Tenggara officials to accelerate the use of Rp200 billion in additional emergency spending for earthquake recovery.
  • He said basic infrastructure, including electricity, communications, roads, bridges, airports and ports, had largely resumed operation, but some locations still needed work.
  • Tito called for faster damage assessments, stronger logistics for people in shelters and the reissue of lost identity, land and vehicle documents.

Indonesia’s Home Affairs Minister Muhammad Tito Karnavian has urged local leaders in East Nusa Tenggara to immediately use Rp200 billion in additional emergency budget support for post-earthquake recovery.

The presidential assistance includes Rp40 billion for East Nusa Tenggara as a whole and Rp20 billion for each of eight districts in the province. Tito said the funds would strengthen local finances for disaster response, but warned that spending had moved too slowly in several affected areas.

This strengthens the finances for disaster response in this region.

· Muhammad Tito KarnavianIndonesia’s home affairs minister described the purpose of the additional emergency budget for East Nusa Tenggara.

He said officials could use direct procurement during the emergency, in line with guidance already issued by his ministry. The Ministry of Home Affairs has also deployed a team to help local governments realize the funding so assistance can reach communities, including remote areas that may be difficult for the central government to access.

We have already issued a circular, and guidance on how to use the funds quickly allows direct procurement during this emergency.

· Muhammad Tito KarnavianTito explained how local governments could accelerate spending on recovery.

Tito said electricity, communications networks, roads, bridges, airports and ports had generally returned to service, although some points remained under repair. With movement of people and goods easier than during the response to disasters in Sumatra, he said attention should now focus on logistics and the needs of people still living in evacuation sites.

He also called for faster registration of damaged homes and public facilities, which would provide the basis for the National Disaster Management Agency to distribute assistance once the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysical Agency confirms conditions have stabilized. The ministry said its civil registration directorate had already produced 11,000 replacement population documents, while coordination was under way to reissue land certificates and documents such as driving licences, vehicle registration certificates and ownership books.

Once the agency declares that the area has stabilized, BNPB can make the payments directly.

· Muhammad Tito KarnavianHe linked further disaster payments to confirmation that conditions had stabilized.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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