Henoko `` Environmental impact is the same or less after design review '' Ministry of Defense forecast January 20, 21:52
Over the plan to relocate the U.S. military's Futenma base in Okinawa to Henoko, Nago city, the Ministry of Defense has decided that the impact on the surrounding environment due to the redesigning due to the drastic improvement of the soft ground will be the same as before the plan change , He said.
Over the relocation of the Futenma base to Henoko, Nago City, the Ministry of Defense reviewed the design as a need to significantly improve soft ground.
In response to this, the Ministry of Defense held an Environmental Monitoring Committee to advise on environmental measures for construction, and the Ministry of Defense confirmed that the impact on the surrounding environment was the same even after construction was reviewed after the design was revised. The prediction was that it would be about or below.
Specifically, in addition to increasing the area for revetment work prior to land reclamation to prevent the outflow of sediment, the construction period has been extended to reduce the amount of sediment injected at once, thereby reducing the burden on the environment. The impact on ecosystems, such as corals, is expected to be the same or less than before the change.
Based on these predictions, the Ministry of Defense will apply for a design change to Okinawa Prefecture in the future, but the prefecture will not accept it, and it is expected that the conflict between the country and the prefecture will continue.