Deltawerk

Japanese: Deltawerk
Deltawerk

…The Delta Commission, which was established immediately after the disaster, recommended that the islands in the delta be closed off with dikes, leaving access to the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp, and in 1958 the Delta Act was passed, determining the implementation and budget of the plan. The Deltawerk project took about 20 years to complete. Inside the dike, revetments were no longer necessary, and the sea was turned into a freshwater lake, eliminating the shortage of water for agriculture and drinking water in the summer, reducing salt damage and increasing the yield of agricultural products and pasture. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Deltawerk" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…被災直後設けられたデルタ委員会はロッテルダム,アントワープ両港への通路を残してデルタ地帯の島と島のあいだを堤防で締め切ることを勧告し,1958年デルタ法が可決され,計画の実施と予算が決定された。デルタ工事Deltawerkは約20年の歳月を費やしてほぼ完成された。締切り堤防の内側では護岸堤防が不要となり,海は淡水湖に変えられた結果,夏季における農業用水,飲料水の不足は解消され,塩害が減少して農産物,牧草の収穫量は増大した。…

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