Goshi ” don’t release the names of the towns that will accept the waste” HOSONO
The ministry also did not release the names of municipalities that agreed to accept waste. “If we release names, some municipalities will likely receive complaints from citizens, which may hinder their ability to accept debris,” a ministry official said.
That statement alone tells you once again what is at the heart of Goshi Hosono Minister of Disaster Management and Environment. Does that sound like someone who cares about the opinions of the citizens that he is supposed to listen to? No. Without any doubt, this is a ” GOSHI”, the evil clown.
Very few local govts to accept debris
The Yomiuri Shimbun
The number of local governments that agreed to accept debris created by the Great East Japan Earthquake in Miyagi and Iwate prefectures has fallen to less than 10 percent of the number released in April, according to a survey released by the Environment Ministry on Wednesday.
The plunge is apparently due to radiation fears.
Fifty-four municipalities and federations of cities and villages that perform selective functions such as waste disposal and firefighting said they would accept debris, the ministry said.
When a similar survey was conducted in April, 572 municipalities and federations agreed to accept rubble.
If the 20 million tons of debris from both prefectures cannot be disposed of, reconstruction plans for the disaster-hit areas are likely to be adversely affected, observers said.
According to the ministry, six municipalities and federations said they already accept debris, and 48 municipalities and federations said they are looking into whether to accept it.
The total amount of debris to be accepted was 4.88 million tons when the previous survey was conducted. However, the ministry did not release the amount Wednesday, saying many local governments did not specify how much they would accept.
The ministry also did not release the names of municipalities that agreed to accept waste. “If we release names, some municipalities will likely receive complaints from citizens, which may hinder their ability to accept debris,” a ministry official said.
The Tokyo metropolitan government started accepting debris from Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on Wednesday. Other than that, however, no large-scale debris disposal is being carried out by other municipalities.
“Under the current circumstances, it will be difficult to reach our goal of disposing of all debris in three years,” the ministry official said.
