REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, NUSA DUA -- The Japanese government is committed to helping the Government of Indonesia to rehabilitate and reconstruct earthquake- and tsunami-affected housing in Central Sulawesi. The assistance will be delivered through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

The commitment was made during the meeting between the Minister of Public Works and People's Housing (PUPR), Basuki Hadimuljono, Japan's Ambassador to Indonesia Masafumi Ishii and President of JICA Shinichi Kitaoka on the sidelines of the IMF-WBG Annual Meetings 2018 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Friday.

The approach that will be taken is build back better, not just rebuild. Therefore, technical assistance is needed to build Palu based on the master plan for rehabilitation and reconstruction, said Minister Basuki through a written statement in Jakarta.

He explained that the process of rehabilitation and reconstruction itself is targeted to be completed within two years beginning January 2019.