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Quang Tri mobilises resources to settle post-war landmines

The central province of Quang Tri has mobilised more than 20 projects and non-project aid packages worth over 4 million USD in the first nine months of the year to address the lingering consequences of bombs and mines left by wars across the locality.
Quang Tri mobilises resources to settle post-war landmines ảnh 1Unexploded bombs and mines found in Quang Tri province (Photo: VNA)

Quang Tri (VNA) – The central province of Quang Tri has mobilisedmore than 20 projects and non-project aid packages worth over 4 million USD inthe first nine months of the year to address the lingering consequences ofbombs and mines left by wars across the locality.

The Mines Advisory Group (MAG) from the UK has agreed to provide an additional2.5 million USD for their mine and bomb clearance programme in the province.The money will be used to fund the sixth phase of the programme, to be carriedout from August 2018 to July 2021. The programme is expected to benefit 12,400residents.

According to the provincial Department of External Affairs, the MAG will formeight more teams of experts and two other assistance teams, with the goal of defuseunexploded ordnance in an area of nearly 10.5 million square metres.

Meanwhile, the Norwegian-funded project “Restoring the Environment andNeutralising the Effects of the War” (RENEW) has received additional 512,500USD from the Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) for activities during 2018-2022. TheNPA will deploy 34 more mine and bomb clearance staffers in this period thanksto the funding.

Quang Tri province has the highest rate of unexploded ordnance (UXO)contamination in the country, with 81 percent of its natural area, or 3,866square kilometres, was embedded with unexploted bombs and mines. Leftoverlandmines have killed 3,430 people and injured 5,100 others so far.

In 1996, Quang Tri was the first locality in Vietnam to carry out a pilotforeign-funded UXO clearance programme in partnership with the USnon-governmental organisation (NGO) PeaceTrees Vietnam. Since then, a number ofinternational NGOs like MAG and NPA have joined the effort. In the past 22years, the province has received more than 80 million USD from domestic andforeign sponsors to address post-war consequences.

Thanks to the support, 132 million square metres of UXO-contaminated land inthe locality have been cleaned up, helping ensure safety for local residentsand develop local socio-economy. In addition, the foreign aid also funded thebuilding of hundreds of houses and communication works to raise publicawareness of landmines.

The province is enhancing efforts to mobilise more resources for landmineclearance as well as support for UXO victims.-VNA

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