Agricultural irrigation Investigation in preparation for disasters at approximately 3000 locations October 9th 4:36
It has been found that there are about 3000 locations in the country that have not been properly investigated for the necessity of repairs in preparation for disasters in agricultural ponds that have been ruptured due to heavy rains in western Japan last July. It was.
In July of the heavy rain in West Japan last July, 32 irrigation ponds broke down in Hiroshima Prefecture and other places, and in Fukuyama City, a 3-year-old girl in a house near the pond died and died.
In response, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has subsidized the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries for the cost of investigating whether or not repairs are necessary. After examining over 10,000 locations nationwide, it was found that there were about 3000 locations that were not properly surveyed.
In addition to assuming that the damage expected by heavy rain was smaller than the national guidelines, there were cases where the impact on the surrounding houses, etc. when the pond broke down was not fully predicted.
The Auditing Office will soon seek improvements from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Regarding this, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries says, “We ca n’t comment because we do n’t know what we pointed out.”
The current status of disaster prevention measures
Since most of the ponds that were destroyed by the heavy rain in western Japan last July were not designated as “disaster prevention priority ponds” that the local governments preferentially take measures for, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has housing less than 100 meters from the ponds Four new standards were established.
As a result, there are currently over 63,700 “disaster prevention ponds”, more than five times the previous number.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is preparing a map of the expected inundation area in the case of a breach in cooperation with prefectures, etc., as well as taking measures such as reinforcing the dike.