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Friday, March 13, 2009 - 08.30 GMT |
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Japan Funds Humanitarian De-mining
Activities in Sri Lanka |
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The Government of Japan has extended further
support for the humanitarian de-mining
activities in Sri Lanka and allocated Rs. 80
million to the Swiss Foundation for
accelerated de-mining activities in the
conflict affected areas of Mannar and
Vavuniya. Mr. Marc Bonnet, Programme Manager
of Swiss Foundation for Mine Action and Mr.
Karosu Shimazaki, Ambassador of Japan signed
a bilateral contract for this project, today
(13) at the Embassy of Japan, Colombo.
In the past 12 months Japan has provided Rs.
283 million to FDS , Danish Deming Group (DDG)
and Mines Advisory Group (MAG) for mine
clearance in the East and North.
" Humanitarian mine clearance contributes to
the early return, relief , and the
resettlement of the IDPs in the conflict
affected areas", said the Ambassador of
Japan.
According to Mr. Marc Bonnet, Programme
Manager, mine clearance is not an easy task
requires security clearance for every person
and all equipment which they will use. Due
to these reasons the starting date of
Humanitarian De-mining Programme cannot be
specified ,but there is a clear possibility
that this project will be launched next
month,he said.
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