i Plaza (Wakabadai area)
Updated: January 23, 2020
due date
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Q&A summary
| Contents of question | Answer |
|---|---|
| [About disaster countermeasures] I would like to ask about the damage in the city from the previous typhoon, and future issues and countermeasures based on that. |
・We were hit by a series of large typhoons this autumn. |
| I would like to ask about the challenges and responses to evacuation. | ・During Typhoon No. 19, the city issued an evacuation advisory, and about 3,500 people were evacuated to evacuation shelters at the peak, making it the first large-scale evacuation in the city. ・In the event of storm and flood damage like this time, there is a risk of flooding along the Tama River, and it is not possible to open it as an evacuation center. I know there was some confusion in the department. ・More than 3,000 people were evacuated, and it was the first time for the city to evacuate, but we would like to make use of the lessons learned from this disaster in Inagi City's measures against storm and flood damage. A revised version of the disaster prevention map is currently being prepared, and will be distributed to all households within this fiscal year. The contents will be enhanced and will be published in a booklet version. When you receive it, please read it carefully and use it to prepare for disaster prevention. |
| In Hino City, many citizens moved by car during the evacuation, causing problems such as traffic jams. Does Inagi City have any plans to use private facilities, such as those of Tokyo Verdy and the Giants, as evacuation centers? | ・As a general rule, when evacuating, we ask that you move on foot and do not come by car. Evacuation centers are not designated or restricted by the place where you live, and you can evacuate to any evacuation center. Please walk to the nearest evacuation shelter. ・At this time, we are not considering expanding the number of evacuation centers to include private facilities. |
| [Maintenance of Misawa River] What is the maintenance plan for the Misawa River near Wakabadai? Also, is the plan for widening the Tsurukawa Highway progressing? |
・For the undeveloped section in the upper reaches of the Misawa River, planning itself has not yet been made. ・We have submitted a request for early maintenance to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, but it has not been realized. ・However, as to whether the undeveloped section is in a dangerous situation, it is not a dangerous situation, so I think that it is not a high priority for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. ・Regarding the expansion of the Tsurukawa Highway, construction will proceed according to the plan of the metropolitan government. |
| [About the firefighting system] Will the city continue to carry out its own firefighting? Why don't you entrust it to the Tokyo Fire Department? |
・In the city, it is a policy to maintain independent firefighting in the future. ・One of the advantages of organizing your own firefighting is that the initial response is quick. Although they cannot carry large equipment such as helicopters, they have concluded support agreements with the Tokyo Fire Department and other related organizations in the event of a disaster, so they can receive support when necessary. ・Also, we have our own rescue team, so when the typhoon increased the danger of overtopping the Daimaru Yato River, city construction department staff and the fire department rescue team worked together to rescue the swollen Tama River. Fortunately, the area was spared flood damage by operating to close the sluice gates installed along the embankment. ・In addition, regarding the way firefighting should be, the mayor does not arbitrarily decide that it should be a single firefighting. We are making decisions based on consideration while doing so. |
| [About support for residents' associations] I heard that Tama City made an ordinance to support residents' associations. Even in Inagi, I would like to see generous support for the self-reliant management of residents' associations. |
・We think that existence of residents' association taking mutual assistance is very important. ・In recent years, the rate of participation in residents' associations has been declining, and this itself is seen as an issue. It is possible. ・The city is trying to spread the word about joining residents' associations, such as distributing leaflets to new residents. ・As a support measure, we spare no effort in providing support for "mutual assistance" in the voluntary activities of organizations, but I think that support that falls under "public assistance" has a different meaning. |
| [About road maintenance plans] Are there plans to review the progress of the maintenance plan for the urban planning road "Sakahama Hirao Line" and the bus route after opening? Also, will express trains on the Keio Sagamihara Line stop? |
・As for the Sakahama-Hirao Line, construction was delayed due to a bidding failure from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, but the entire section from the intersection at the entrance of Wakabadai to the fire station in Hirao is scheduled to open in late November. |
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