SENDAI -Towards a Disaster-Resilient and Environmentally-Friendly City

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Disaster countermeasures for critical infrastructure

Damage and Recovery of Lifelines

The earthquake and tsunami caused water supply to be interrupted to roughly half of all households, while supply of city gas and electricity (provided by a private sector company) was interrupted to all households. Sewerage facilities sustained their flow functions, however, the sewage treatment plant on the coast (Minami-Gamo Wastewater Treatment Plant) suffered catastrophic damage and wasn’t entirely restored until 2019.

Preparing for the Future

In Sendai City we are dedicated to making resilient public utilities that are safer and more secure while strengthening backup supplies. We also hope to take new measures based on lessons learned from the disaster.