300,000 land mines cleared – Army Spokesman
November 7, 2010 10:35 am
Army spokesman Major General Ubaya Medawala says that the
Army has defused 305,376 land mines so far in recently liberated areas in the
country. The Army has cleared an area of 1,861 square kilometers of Northern Province of
land mines.
Around 1,000 Army officials are engaged in de-mining operations together with
non-state organizations, Army says. He also said that the de-mining in the
heavily mined lands in Mullaitivu district had been commenced.
