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Outline of Departments and Divisions

Headquarters Organization-consisting departments and divisions with their lines of business

Department Name Division Name Line of business
Senior Director General for Engineering Affairs Oversee all engineering matters
Senior Counselor Internal control, Business improvement
Senior Director General for Administration Planning for public relations
Director General for Risk Management Oversee disaster management affairs and plans, drought response, risk management in general
Director General for International Affairs Oversee international affairs
Director for Special Tasks Compliance promotion
Director for Special Tasks (Director General for Regional Affairs in Kanto Region) Coordination with water users in Tone River System and Ara River System
Headquarters for General and Personnel Affairs General Affairs Dept. General Affairs Dept. Organizational affairs management, general adjustments, operational procedures, lawsuit, official announcement, information release, secretarial matters
Public Relations Div. Public relations magazines, contact with mass media, homepage
Personnel Dept. Personnel Div. Appointment and dismissal of employees, rewards and punishment, requirements on services, payroll, seminars and trainings
Welfare and Labor Relations Div. Labor management, welfare, social securities
Leader for promotion of active women Promotion and support of active female employees
Headquarters for Financial and Land Affairs Financial Div. Accounting Div. Income and expenditure, project settlement, financial statements and financial reports, proof of accounts, installment expenses (except advanced redemption)
Financial Management Div. Financial planning, cashing, bond issuing/redemption, borrowings, repayment
Land and Property Dept. Land and Compensation Div. Planning and adjustment of compensation work, compensation system, legal procedures, Inspection, land acquisition, compensation planning, land management and disposal, project site management and disposal, compensation survey planning/disposal, re-establishing life measures, compensation criteria, compensation contract
Property Management Div. Acquisition, management and disposal of movable/real properties, intangible property right
Headquarters of Management and Planning Management and Planning Dept. Management and Planning Div. Management philosophy, management strategies, mid-term plan, fiscal year budget plan
Project Planning Div. Project planning and adjustment, surveys on water resources/management base reinforcement
Budget Management Div. Budget, income, grants, subsidies, debt burden, government funds
International Affairs Div. International affairs
General Engineering Affairs Dept. Engineering Management Div. Engineering management, technologies enhancement, design/cost estimate criteria
Engineering Survey Div. Safety management, construction work inspection, construction cost-cut, by-products
Procurement Design Div. Contract, bid monitoring committee
Headquarters of Dam Affairs Dam Project Dept. Engineering Div. Construction of dams and other facilities (Survey, design, cost estimate, construction criteria, etc.)
Project Management Div. Project implementation plan, project evaluation, yearly project construction plan
Dam and Reservoir Management Div. Facility management of dams and other facilities, Disaster management affairs, Disaster rehabilitation
Environment Div. Environment
Regulation Management and User Coordination Dept. Regulation Management and User Coordination Div. Management Affairs Planning (clerical matters), Preparing facility management procedures, Acting for river administrator, Contact for water users, Installment expenses (Advanced redemption)
Headquarters of Water Use Affairs Water Use Project Dept. Engineering Div. Construction of canals and other facilities(survey, design, cost estimate, construction criteria, etc.), function diagnosis survey, seismic capacity survey
Planning Div. Project implementation and planning of canals and other facilities, project evaluation
Project Management Div. Yearly project construction and planning of canals and other facilities, functions conservation measures, seismic measures, disaster rehabilitation
Water Use Management Div. Facility management of canals and other facilities, water use management, disaster management
Facilities Maintenance Dept. Facilities Maintenance Div. Telecommunication, machinery
Construction Div. Maintenance
Auditing Office Auditing Office Audit

Water Resources Engineering Department-consisting divisions with their lines of business

Department Name Division Name Line of business
Water Resources Engineering Department Management Div. Contracted business-overall dealings, incl. planning and contracting
Dam Engineering Div. Overall matters on dams' engineering, including accumulation of their technologies and technical assistance
Canal Engineering Div. Overall matters on canals' engineering, including accumulation of their technologies and technical assistance
Construction Engineering Div. Accumulation of construction engineering and its technical assistance
Technical Intelligence Div Testing, analysis, diagnosis of facilities, and technical assistance
(As of 1st of April, 2019)

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