Jakarta, Feb. 24 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Public Works has commenced recovery work on 38 estuaries damaged by floods and landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra, with completion targeted for October 2027 at the latest.

Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo emphasized customized technical approaches to each estuary, highlighting their varied morphology, sedimentation, and tidal influence.

"Most of the affected estuaries require dredgers for revitalization, especially those harboring major rivers that experienced severe shallowing due to post-disaster sedimentation," he said in a statement cited in Jakarta on Tuesday.

He said the Ministry of Public Works is committed to the swift recovery of the estuaries as part of efforts t...