Because many old wooden houses collapsed in the Noto Peninsula earthquake, Nerima Ward has announced a policy to significantly expand subsidies to make approximately 1,100 houses in so-called ``wood-dense areas'' earthquake resistant. .
This was made clear on the 23rd by Nerima Ward Mayor Yoshio Maekawa at a press conference on the new year's budget proposal.
Approximately 1,100 buildings in five areas, including the north side of Seibu Railway's Fujimidai Station and the northeastern part of Sakuradai Station, were built to old seismic standards before 1981 and are eligible for the expanded subsidy. This is a residence.
In addition to fully subsidizing the cost of earthquake resistance diagnosis from three-quarters of the current level, subsidies for detailed design and renovation work will also be expanded from two-thirds to three-quarters of the current level, and the upper limit will also be significantly raised. .
According to the ward, the average cost from diagnosis to seismic retrofitting is approximately 4.3 million yen, and in that case, the out-of-pocket expense will be less than half of the previous 2.66 million yen, to 1.1 million yen.
The ward plans to make 400 buildings earthquake-resistant over the next four years, and the total cost is expected to be 910 million yen.
Mayor Maekawa said, ``Even in the Tokyo metropolitan area, an earthquake of the same magnitude as the Noto Peninsula earthquake will definitely occur in the near future, and it will not be a one-off event.In order to prevent damage such as collapse of buildings, it is absolutely necessary to make areas with dense trees earthquake resistant. Therefore, we would like to move forward steadily while gaining the understanding of the residents."
District town planning committee chair: ``I would like to see more earthquake resistance''
The Nukui/Fujimidai area, one of Nerima Ward's ``tree-dense areas'', is densely populated with old wooden houses and has narrow roads, so it is said to be at high risk of buildings collapsing and fire spreading in the event of a disaster.
Ichiga Osawa, the chairperson of the district's town development committee, said, ``Seeing the damage on the Noto Peninsula this time, I realized once again how serious the situation is.'' In this area, too, the roads are narrow and evacuation is difficult, and fire engines are being used. There are concerns that it may be difficult to get into the building, so I would like more people to take advantage of the subsidy and promote earthquake-proofing."