Jakarta, June 18 -- President Prabowo Subianto has approved the allocation of Rp100.1 trillion (US$5.6 billion) for post-disaster recovery in Sumatra, which will be disbursed over a three-year period through government ministries and agencies.

"The president has issued a directive to approve the three-year post-disaster recovery budget of Rp100.1 trillion, whose disbursement will be divided into three phases," Home Minister and Sumatra Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Acceleration Task Force Head Tito Karnavian stated here on Thursday.

He explained that Rp38.9 trillion (US$2.17 billion) will be disbursed in the first phase in 2026, while the second disbursement in 2027 will be Rp32.9 trillion (US$1.84 billion), and Rp28.2 tril...