Quang Tri on its way to be free of UXO impact in 2025
The central province of Quang Tri had cleared more than 9,100 ha of land contaminated with unexploded ordnance (UXO) as of mid-April, helping ensure safety for residents and promoting socio-economic development.
Sappers search for unexploded bombs and mines in Quang Tri province (Photo: VNA)
Quang Tri (VNA) – The central province of Quang Trihad cleared more than 9,100 ha of land contaminated with unexploded ordnance(UXO) as of mid-April, helping ensure safety for residents and promotingsocio-economic development.
A survey in 2017 by the Ministry of NationalDefence showed that nearly 82 percent of the area of Quang Tri, a fiercebattlefield during the Vietnam war, was contaminated with UXOs. Nearly 8,540local residents have been killed or injured by UXOs since 1975.
In the mountainous Huong Hoa – a heavilyUXO-polluted district, more than 1,150 people have been killed or injured inUXO accidents since 1975 – when the war ended.
Since February 2019, Quang Tri has carried out acooperation programme with RENEW (Restoring the Environment andNeutralising the Effects of the War) and the Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA)organisation to expand the area subject to UXO clearance.
Huong Hoa is also the last district of Quang Trito benefit from the RENEW-NPA project, which has not only helped deal with UXOsbut also promoted farming activities, especially the cultivation of coffeetrees – a key plant for economic development in the district.
Since 1996, Quang Tri has received foreignsupport in addressing UXO consequences, mobilising millions of USD.
Notably, a project worth nearly 95,000 USD hasbeen implemented since March this year by the US’s Golden West HumanitarianFoundation to provide technical support and build capacity for the province inpost-war UXO clearance.
Additionally, the UK’s Mines Advisory Group hasalso pledged to add nearly 2.5 million USD to the sixth phase of a UXOclearance project from now to 2021 in Quang Tri.
Additionally, such projects have also organisedUXO education, benefiting more than 160,000 primary and secondary schoolstudents in the province so far.
This is also an important solution to help theprovince become the first locality in Vietnam to be free of post-war UXO impactin 2025.
Thanks to local efforts and assistance fromforeign organisaitons, UXO accidents in Quang Tri have reduced, bringing downthe annual number of victims from about 70 between 2001 and 2005 to two in2017. Notably, the province did not record any UXO victims in 2018.-VNA
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Sappers search for unexploded bombs and mines in Quang Tri province (Photo: VNA) 
