Norway helps Thua Thien – Hue overcome bomb and mine consequences

The Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) commits to continuing coordination with relevant agencies and units of Thua Thien – Hue province in implementing "Explosive Remnant of War Risk Reduction" project in the 2018-2020 period.

At the working session between Thua Thien - Hue province and Jan Erik Stoa, Country Director of NPA (Photo: thuathienhue.gov.vn)

The information was announced by Vice Chairman of Thua Thien Hue provincial People's Committee Nguyen Dung, after the working session with Country Director of NPA, Jan Erik Stoa.

Since 2010, NPA has sponsored Thua Thien Hue over VND 64 billion to help the province deal with the aftermath of war and deploy humanitarian projects, particularly the "Explosive Remnant of War Risk Reduction" project.

In details, NPA continues to grant VND 14 billion to deploy the project in 2018-2020.

According to Vice Chairman of Thua Thien Hue provincial People's Committee Nguyen Dung, Thua Thien - Hue is one of the provinces with highest level of landmines contamination in the country, with more than 170,400ha (accounting for 35% of the province's total area).

In particular, A Luoi district has 64,793.6 hectar. In the district, since the war ended, nearly 700 people have been injured by bombs, mines, of which 147 people were killed. The destructive effect of bombs and mines massively affect local people's lives, activities and production.

The NPA, founded in 1939, is one of Norway’s largest non-governmental organisations and has been involved in mine clearance activities in Vietnam since 2008. To date, the province has completed 13 project on landmines clearance; collected nearly 10,000 bombs, mines and explosive objects; restoring the environment for more than 14,917hectar of land, helping eliminate the risks of death and injury for local residents.