Banda Aceh, Oct. 20 -- Indonesia's Public Works Ministry is accelerating construction of six sabo dams in the upper Aceh River basin to support regional post-disaster recovery and bolster long-term flood mitigation efforts, officials said Tuesday.

The project forms part of a broader master plan to manage river basins across Aceh province.

"We have six dams planned for this year, with the entire project scheduled for completion by 2028, in line with the master plan for post-disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction in Sumatra," Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo said during an inspection in Aceh Besar.

Under the expanded initiative, the ministry plans to construct a total of 42 debris-control structures-up from an initial target of 40...