Governor Nitta inspected farmland in the mountainous area of ​​Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture, which was affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake. Large-scale landslides occurred on the farmland, and restoration work is scheduled to begin in the fall after a national disaster assessment begins in July.

A large landslide occurred in farmland in the Sunakoya district of Nanto City as a result of the Noto Peninsula earthquake, causing damage to six hectares of rice terraces and fields grown with eggplants and sweet potatoes.

Governor Nitta inspected the site accompanied by Nanto Mayor Tanaka and others. He was informed by officials that the landslide was widespread, up to 80 meters wide and 750 meters long, and that a full restoration would require the transportation of a huge amount of soil and sand, making it unrealistic.

The prefecture is aiming to adopt disaster recovery projects to restore farmland, and in Nanto city, disaster assessments in which the national government will calculate subsidies and other benefits will begin from the 1st of next month.

Governor Nitta: “The restoration work will be carried out mainly by Nanto City, so as a prefecture, we would like to provide 100% support in terms of technical matters, negotiations with the national government, preparation of disaster assessments, etc.”

Also today, a representative of the local agricultural corporation that owns the farmland called on the governor to restore the land as soon as possible.

Ishida Ichiro, chairman of the Ishida Gumi Agricultural Corporation: “Because this was such a major disaster, it will be virtually impossible to restore the area to its original state. We are already aware of that. From now on, we will consult with Nanto city and the prefecture’s Agriculture and Forestry Promotion Center and ask for restoration efforts.”

Work on restoring farmland is expected to begin as early as autumn this year.