It is said that the earth of the newly reclaimed land had not yet hardened due to the rushed nature of the reclamation project, and massive plumes of dust were blown into the air even after the earth had dried.
突貫工事であったために、埋め立て当初は地面が固まっておらず、乾燥して風が吹くと、もの凄い埃が舞い上がるという有様だったと言われる。