Disaster Garbage “Aiming to remove from the living area by the end of the year” Koizumi Environment Minister Nov. 3 19:54
Mr. Koizumi, together with Minister Kono, visited Nagano Prefecture, where the typhoon No. 19 broke down the Chikuma River and other areas and was inundated, and showed that he wanted to remove disaster waste from his living area by the end of the year It was.
Minister Koizumi and Minister Kono met at the Nagano Prefectural Government Office with Governor Abe.
Governor Abe expressed his appreciation for the government's support, and said, “I would like to ask for further support in the future.” Requested to expand the subsidy for the cost of.
The group then visited an evacuation center in Nagano City and visited a disaster waste collection site.
Disposal of large amounts of disaster waste is a problem in local governments. In Nagano City, temporary storage areas scattered in the disaster-stricken area are collected in larger collection areas, and then transported outside the city by large trucks. It means that correspondence started from last week.
The Ministry of the Environment and the Self-Defense Forces were also participating in the treatment activities.
After the inspection, the Koizumi Environment Minister responded to a reporter's question: “We are urgently coordinating with external municipalities such as Aichi and Mie Prefectures so that they can be taken out of the prefecture. Said.