Jakarta, Oct. 18 -- The Public Works Ministry is advancing the rehabilitation and reconstruction of 413 disaster-damaged public facilities across Aceh Province, including places of worship and religious schools.

"The Public Works Ministry will continue providing assistance for the recovery of disaster-affected infrastructure and facilities. The most important thing is to ensure that residents can resume their activities and have adequate access to basic services," Minister Dody Hanggodo said in a statement on Sunday.

As of Oct. 12, the ministry had begun construction work at 116 places of worship across Aceh, representing 86.67 percent of the target of 137, to help communities worship safely as the province recovers from widespread floo...