Environment Minister Koizumi visits Fukushima Exchange opinions with local people February 9 18:02
Environment Minister Koizumi visited Fukushima Prefecture on March 9 to observe a demonstration project for the recycling of soil from decontamination and exchanged opinions with local residents.
Minister Koizumi first visited Nagadori district of Iitate village, Fukushima prefecture.
In this area, the Ministry of the Environment is conducting a demonstration project to recycle soil from decontamination following the nuclear power plant accident into agricultural land, and Minister Koizumi observed the state of flowers being cultivated on a trial basis.
A meeting was held to exchange opinions with the residents, requesting that "all support be provided not only for demonstration projects but also for the rehabilitation of agriculture," while Minister Koizumi said, "We are determined to revitalize the region. I want to work on it. I will also tell the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Next, in some areas, we visited Futaba-cho, where evacuation orders were to be lifted next month, and visited JR Futaba Station on the JR Joban Line, which was expected to open on all lines following the release of evacuation orders. I also met the mayor in Okuma town.
Mayor Yoshida said, "Because it is a town that has experienced the nuclear accident, we want to use renewable energy without relying on the nuclear power plant and make the emission of carbon dioxide in the town virtually zero by 2050." Showed an idea to do.
After the inspection, Minister Koizumi said, "I have renewed my determination that Fukushima's reconstruction is on a new step."