The government has reportedly come up with its first draft for an emergency action plan to cover the dreaded Nankai Trough earthquake, which is expected to inflict major tsunami damage on the Pacific coastline from Shizuoka to Miyazaki.

The action plan centers on a system whereby some 137,520 Self-Defense Forces personnel, police officers, firefighters and other responders nationwide would be dispatched to damaged areas within three days, sources said.

The Cabinet Office is expected to present the draft to the Central Disaster Prevention Council soon, the sources said Sunday.