In response to the damage caused by the large-scale debris flow that occurred in Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture, the prefecture launched the "Embankment Countermeasures Division" that centrally handles the regulation of embankments from the new fiscal year. rice field.

A large debris flow in Atami last July killed 27 people, including disaster-related deaths.



In response to this, the prefectural assembly passed the so-called "Embankment Ordinance," which includes imprisonment and specializes in embankment regulations, and is scheduled to come into effect in July.



From the new fiscal year, the prefecture has set up the "Embankment Countermeasures Division" to ensure the effectiveness of the ordinance and to centrally handle monitoring and regulation, and the inauguration ceremony was held at the prefectural office on April 1.



At the inauguration ceremony, Nobuhiko Mitsunobu, director of the Ministry of Living and Environment, said, "The prefecture's determination is that we must take serious measures for embankment. We want to work together as one."



The embankment countermeasures section has a patrol team called the "Embankment Monitoring and Mobile Team," which reports and patrols from local residents to see if the embankment that has been reported is properly created and if there is any illegal embankment. We constantly check by remote monitoring with a surveillance camera and give guidance on inappropriate embankments.



Mitsuru Mochizuki, chief of the Embankment Countermeasures Division, said, "The strictest ordinance in the whole country will be enforced. I want to work with a sense of speed. "