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Sri Lanka’s Mine Action Needs
Humanitarian demining and the removal of UXO are pre-requisites for humanitarian assistance delivery, early recovery and development in conflict affected areas. Mine/UXO clearance enables the resettlement of IDPs; infrastructure reconstruction and the resumption of social services and livelihoods. Ten districts located in the North and East of Sri Lanka were contaminated with landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO): Ampara, Anuradhapura, Batticaloa, Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mannar, Mullativu, Polonnaruwa, Trincomalee, and Vavuniya. According to the Information Management System on Mine Action (IMSMA), Sri Lanka, between August 1st 2002 and June 30th 2009, approximately 10.21 million sq. meters have been demined and 350 million sq. meters subject to Battle Area Clearance. Limited scale surveys conducted during 2003/4 indicate that 187 million sq. meters remain to be cleared along with extensive newly contaminated areas.

Sri Lanka’s National Mine Action Programme
The National Mine Action Programme operates under the leadership of the National Steering Committee on Mine Action (NSCMA), chaired by the Ministry of Nation Building and Estate Infrastructure Development. UNDP-supported District Mine Action Offices (DMAOs) in Batticaloa, Vavuniya and Jaffna help the Government Agents (GAs) to coordinate and manage mine and UXO clearance and Mine Risk Education in conflict affected districts.

UNICEF with its NGO partners, Sarvodaya, the Community Trust Fund and a network of community-based volunteers conduct Mine Risk Education in the North and the East. Sri Lanka’s public healthcare system offers medical treatment to mine survivors. Mine victims also access the physical rehabilitation centers producing artificial limbs and assistive/mobility devices operated by NGOs such as, Handicap International, the Jaffna Jaipur Center for Rehabilitation and the Valvuthayam Mannar Rehabilitation Center.

UNDP Support to Mine Action in Sri Lanka
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Support to Mine Action Project assists the Government of Sri Lanka to coordinate and manage mine action, notably mine and UXO clearance in the country. The Project is set-up with an office in Colombo and two DMAOs in Jaffna (covering the Jaffna and Kilinochchi District) and in Vavuniya (covering the Ampara, Anuradhapura, Batticaloa, Mannar, Mullativu, Polonnaruwa, Trincomalee and Vavuniya districts). A sub-DMAO Office located in Batticaloa helps the Vavuniya DMAO to administer mine action in the East.

The DMAO staff support the GAs to prioritize and assign mine/UXO clearance tasks, conduct quality assurance/control operations, and organize District Mine Action Steering Committee meetings. Mine/UXO removal operations are conducted by the Sri Lanka Army – Humanitarian Demining Unit, a Sri Lankan NGO – the Milinda Moragoda Institute for People’s Empowerment; and six INGO demining organizations: The Danish Demining Group (DDG), The HALO Trust, HORIZON, Mines Advisory Group (MAG), Sarvatra, and the Swiss Foundation for Demining (FSD).

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Reports

UNDP Support to Mine Action Project Results Tables - Jaffna- 31 Jul 2009

UNDP Support to Mine Action Project Results Tables - Vavuniya - 31 Jul 2009

Maps

Mine Action progress in Jaffna District as of 31 July 2009 Mine Action Progress in Mannar District as of 31 Aug 2009     Mine Action progress in Kilinochchi District as of 31 July 2009 Mine Action Progress in Vavuniya District as of 31 Aug 2009

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