Kampong Chhnang has achieved the mine-free status thanks to the Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen’s Project for Mine Action (STP-MA) under “Providing Safe Ground, Creating smile” motto.
The declaration of Kampong Chhnang as a mine-free province took place at the provincial hall this morning under the presidency of H.E. Ly Thuch, Senior Minister and First Vice President of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA).
Kampong Chhnang is the 9th province mine free in Cambodia under the STP-MA, said H.E. Ly Thuch. The other eight include Stung Treng, Kep, Prey Veng, Preah Sihanouk, Thbong Khmum, Kampong Cham and Svay Rieng provinces, and Phnom Penh capital.
More than 7 square kilometres of land area in the province was cleared of landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO), he added.
The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) destroyed 2,852 anti-personnel landmines, 50 anti-tank mines and 35,428 UXO, he pointed out.
Anyway, Kampong Chhnang still have over 6.6 square kilometres of cluster bombs and UXO, the senior minister underlined, calling on people to remain vigilant of possible risks posed by this war legacy.
Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse