Ten years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Reconstruction Agency has decided to establish a new "Reconstruction Knowledge Group" to utilize its reconstruction know-how for disaster response.
For reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake, the government has positioned the five years from the new fiscal year as the "second reconstruction / creation period," and will partially review the organization of the Reconstruction Agency from the 1st of next month. became.
Specifically, in order to utilize the know-how related to reconstruction for disaster response, etc., a "Reconstruction Knowledge Group" will be newly established, and a deputy director who will also be in charge of disaster prevention of the Cabinet Office will be appointed.
In addition, a new "Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Group" will be established to support agriculture and fisheries in Fukushima Prefecture, where the effects of the accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station remain.
On the other hand, due to the progress of infrastructure development to a certain extent, the number of Reconstruction Agency staff including the "Reconstruction Bureau" in Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima will be about 420 from next month, and about 70 from January. It means reducing the number of people.
At a press conference, Minister of Reconstruction Hirasawa said, "By flexibly promoting organic cooperation between disaster prevention and reconstruction, we would like to do so in a way that is totally positive for both parties."