Koike Governor of Tokyo “Cooperation with Disaster Waste Disposal” September 17, 18:14
Governor Koike in Tokyo is proactive in disposing of waste as a capital because there is a risk that a large amount of disaster waste may come out in the future in the islands of Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, which were damaged greatly by typhoons. Showed an idea to cooperate.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government held a crisis management measures meeting on July 17 to gather executives and discuss the response to damage caused by Typhoon # 15.
Governor Koike said, “The need for support from affected local governments changes over time. I want you to consider necessary measures with a sense of speed.” A lot of things are gathering. I think that the Ministry of the Environment will scrutinize it, but I would like to make it clear that the city will also cooperate, ”he said.
In this Tokyo typhoon, one person was killed and seven were lightly injured, and the damage to houses exceeded 900, mainly in Oshima Town and Niijima Village.
To support Oshima Town, Niijima Village, and local governments in Chiba Prefecture, the city has dispatched staff from the city, but since 17th, workers dispatching blue sheets to broken roofs have been dispatched to Chiba Prefecture. It was reported that support was strengthened.
After this, Governor Koike received a request from the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly First Party, Komeito, and the Communist Party to organize a supplementary budget for recovery and reconstruction from the typhoon damage. Clarified the idea of considering countermeasures.