While it has been pointed out that the embankment may have expanded the damage caused by the debris flow that occurred in Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Governor Oikawa of Ibaraki Prefecture visited the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Saito on the 22nd with the person in charge of Shizuoka Prefecture and others. We have submitted a request for the development of a law that regulates improper processing of.

In the debris flow that occurred in Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture in July, it has been pointed out that the embankment that was the starting point may have expanded the damage.



Under these circumstances, Governor Oikawa of Ibaraki Prefecture visited the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Saito with the persons in charge of Shizuoka Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture, and Osaka Prefecture on the afternoon of the 22nd, and requested the enactment of a law to regulate inappropriate disposal of earth and sand. Handed over.



Specifically, a permit system is set for the import and landfill of earth and sand, a nationally unified permit standard is set, penal provisions are set, and a financial support system is established when the local government removes the earth and sand instead. I am seeking.



According to Governor Oikawa and others, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Saito said, "We would like to establish a system for related ministries and agencies, hold a meeting of experts, and decide on a policy for measures by the end of the year."



Ibaraki Prefecture enforced an ordinance to regulate improper landfill in 2004, but even after that, there are a series of cases where earth and sand generated outside the prefecture are brought in and landfilled without permission, so Oi River The governor said, "Inappropriate disposal of earth and sand has become a national problem, and it is necessary to take drastic measures as soon as possible."