Lessons Learned from Two Villages in the Tsunami Most Affected Area of Banda Aceh City; A Review of the Housing Reconstruction and the Current State of Village Development - Post-Tsunami Hazard: Reconstruction and Restoration - page 63

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Fig. 5.2 Lambung Village, latest development on 2 March 2011 (Source: Worldview image
(BAPPEDA Banda Aceh city))

The Lambung housing reconstruction project started at the beginning of 2005
and fi nished by the end of 2007. All of the houses provided by MDF in Lambung
were of the 36 square meters permanent type with additional terrace (Fig. 5.3 ).
This project helped the villagers to rebuild their houses and revamp the drainage
system and public washing areas. During project implementation, the benefi cia-
ries worked hard to plan and carry out the construction works themselves. In this
community-driven approach, the villagers worked in groups and everyone was
involved at every step of the process, attributing their success to hard work and
cooperation (MDF 2011 ).
A better layout of its streets and houses, the development of its road network
and a new drainage system made Lambung village one of the pilot villages for
Aceh's reconstruction. The MDF through the BRR later supported a 70 billion IDR
(about 7.7 millions USD) to develop 42 roadblocks in the village with a sewer
system, a telephone network, and public and social facilities. These roads mea-
sured between 6 and 15 m wide (Mahdi 2007 ). Following the land consolidation,
297 houses were built by the MDF under the Rekompak project, thus equating the
number of houses existing prior the tsunami. Both the local government of Banda
Aceh and the BRR celebrated Lambung's successful redevelopment making it an
icon for Aceh's reconstruction.