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Nearly 500,000 hectares of land cleared of bomb, mine in 10 years

Nearly 500,000 hectares of land were cleared of bombs, mines, and explosives in the 2014-2023 period, informed the Vietnam National Mine Action Centre (VNMAC) at a ceremony to mark its 10th founding anniversary and receive the Fatherland Protection Order, third-class, on March 4.
Nearly 500,000 hectares of land cleared of bomb, mine in 10 years ảnh 1Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phung Si Tan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (Centre) presents the Fatherland Protection Order, third-class, to Vietnam National Mine Action Centre
Hanoi (VNA) – Nearly 500,000 hectares of land were cleared of bombs,mines, and explosives in the 2014-2023 period, informed the Vietnam NationalMine Action Centre (VNMAC) at a ceremony to mark its 10th foundinganniversary and receive the Fatherland Protection Order, third-class, on March 4.

VNMAC General Director Maj. Gen. Tran TrungHoa said that in 2010, the Vietnamese Government issued a National ActionProgramme to overcome the consequences of post-war ordnances in the2010-2015 period (Programme 504). To manage, coordinate and implement theprogramme, on March 4, 2014, the Government established VNMAC, under thedirection of the Prime Minister and the management of the Ministry of NationalDefence.

The centre has presided over and coordinatedwith relevant agencies to research, propose policies, identify goals, anddevelop plans to overcome consequences of the deadly legacy of the wars in the medium andlong terms; mobilised funding at the national level; organised and coordinatedthe implementation of projects and tasks; supported victims; and stepped updissemination in this field.

Praising the centre’s achievements in thepast 10 years, Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phung Si Tan, Deputy Chief of the General Staffof the Vietnam People's Army, proposed it well perform its tasks, with focus onpromoting research, analysis, and forecasting of international and domesticsituations related to the work to improve the quality of consultations andbuild plans to implement Programme 504; and coordinating with relevantagencies to build a plan to overcome the consequences for the 2026 - 2045period, with orientations to 2050.

The VNMAC needs to complete the building ofthe content of the Ordinance on overcoming post-war bomb and mine consequencesin Vietnam; effectively implement dissemination to raise public awareness ofaccident prevention; and work with international organisations to providetraining on bomb and mine settlement and first aid in accordancewith international standards, he added./.
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