Jakarta, May 25 -- Indonesia's government will disburse over US$5.6 billion (Rp100 trillion) in three years for permanent post-disaster recovery in Sumatera affected by major floods and landslides last November, Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian confirmed on Monday.

"Our proposed budget has been approved by the government and we reported this progress to Sufmi Dasco Ahmad (Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives) during the meeting here," Karnavian said after attending task force meeting on the issue at the parliament house in Jakarta on Monday.

He explained the rehabilitation and recovery measures in Sumatera have now entered to the third phase, or permanent recovery stage, following the emergency response and transitional ph...