Typhoon No.19 requesting expansion of national assistance for waste disposal Governor of Nagano Prefecture, November 7 18:16
Governor Abe of Nagano Prefecture visited the Ministry of the Environment on the 7th and asked Minister Koizumi to expand assistance from the government in handling the disaster waste produced by Typhoon No. 19.
On the afternoon of the 7th, Governor Abe visited the Ministry of the Environment and met with Koizumi Environment Minister. Among them, Governor Abe stated that “We have received full support from the Ministry of the Environment, but there is still a large amount of garbage” regarding disaster waste from Typhoon No. 19, and requested continuous support. .
In addition, in order to lighten the financial burden on each affected local government, in order to reduce the amount of subsidies from the government when disposing of disaster waste and dismantling the damaged houses at public expense, As well as some damage.
In response, Minister Koizumi replied, “We will do our best to achieve the goal of removing disaster waste from residents' living areas within the year.”
After the meeting, Governor Abe replied, “The minister responded that he would like to work together positively. Since the amount of waste is large, it is most important to proceed with wide-area treatment in cooperation with the government. I think. "