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View all search resultsRecovery in North Aceh, Central Aceh criticized as many villages still isolated
Eight villages in Central Aceh regency as still isolated while several villages in North Aceh still lack transportation access, especially those in mountainous areas.
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Disaster survivors walk along a road covered by thick mud on Jan. 31, 2026, in Pining village, Pining district, Gayo Lues, Aceh. Aceh Governor Muzakir Manaf has officially shifted the province’s disaster response from emergency status to a 90-day emergency transition toward recovery, effective from Jan. 29 to April 29, prioritizing cross-sector coordination of relief efforts, fulfillment of basic needs and protection for vulnerable groups and displaced residents in affected areas. (Antara/Syifa Yulinnas)
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olunteers have criticized the policies of Central Aceh and North Aceh regency administrations for declaring the transition from disaster emergency response to recovery stage despite many villages still being cut off following last November’s hydrometeorological disasters.
Currently, the volunteers say eight villages remain isolated in Central Aceh while several villages in North Aceh still have limited access.
Khalisni, a lecturer in social and political sciences of Syiah Kuala University (USK) in Banda Aceh, said the government should review the policy by examining the community’s real conditions and involving the local populace.
“The decision to transition to recovery is just a symbol instead of a substantive policy because many villages in Central Aceh and North Aceh are still isolated,” he told The Jakarta Post on Sunday.
“The decision risks ignoring the most vulnerable groups, especially residents in remote and mountainous areas, who really need the state’s presence.”
He added that the regency administrations seemed to be forcing through their decisions to transition to the disaster recovery phase.
He asked the regional administrations to reevaluate the transition, especially in regencies still with isolated villages.
