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MAG continues to help Vietnam’s Quang Tri province clear UXO
  • | Nhan Dan | January 23, 2018 11:25 AM
Quang Tri province has signed an agreement with the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) under which the latter will continue to assist the local government with clearing unexploded ordnance (UXO) over the next three years.


UXO site clearance in Quang Tri province


The 2018-2020 project builds on the success of the previous five UXO clearance projects as part of the cooperation between MAG and the central Vietnamese province since 1999.

The project, directly undertaken by MAG with US$12 million funding from the US Department of State and other donors, aims to clear 50 million square metres of land, remove and destroy more than 42,000 items of UXO.

Over 350 training sessions will also be held as part of the project to educate local residents about the risks of unexploded mines and bombs.

It is estimated that there are more than 85,000 people who will benefit from this project.

In Quang Tri province, MAG has helped clear nearly 44.5 million square metres of land in 1,273 villages, destroy over 176,500 items of UXO, and brought benefits to nearly 640,000 people.

As a major battlefield during the war against the US, Quang Tri is the most UXO contaminated province in Vietnam, with 83% of its total land area containing some type of UXO.

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