Jakarta, Jan. 30 -- Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Bima Arya Sugiarto, stated that the post-disaster recovery process in several affected areas in Sumatra and West Java continues to progress.

In his statement in Jakarta on Friday, Sugiarto explained that the restoration of basic infrastructure in Sumatra has shown positive progress, both in public services, the education sector, and basic infrastructure.

Electricity connectivity in West Sumatra has been fully restored, while in North Sumatra and Aceh, connectivity is approaching 100 percent.

"Generally, teaching and learning activities are running at 100 percent, with only around 3 percent still using emergency classrooms. Furthermore, electricity in West Sumatra is 100 percent conne...