NPA-RENEW handles 231 munitions in 2020

	A recoilless projectile safely removed from Quang Tri's residential area
	Quang Tri: Grenades near villagers’ garden safely destroyed
	NPA-RENEW expands non-technical survey into Dong Ha city of Quang Tri province

EOD team leader carries out an investigation using a metal detector to check while bricklayers are backing away. Photo: Hien Ngo/NPA-Project RENEW

“Our family is really appreciative of the team’s quick response that allows us to continue the construction work without interruptions,” said Dinh Ngoc Tho, an elderly resident who lives in Hai Le Commune, Quang Tri Town, after a NPA-RENEW team removed a mortar from his home.

Last week, Tho’s children unexpectedly exposed a wartime munition while they were digging to remove a tree to get more space so that they could repair the family’s kitchen. Remembering the risk education lessons that all Quang Tri residents receive, the alert father asked his sons to suspend their work and called to the provincial hotline number.

After receiving the emergency call, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team of NPA-RENEW arrived at their home. They found a 60mm mortar round which was identified safe to remove.

In 2020 so far, NPA-RENEW teams have conducted 161 EOD tasks in response to people's calls to report discoveries of explosive ordnance, resulting in 231 munitions being removed and destroyed, contributing to ensure safety for local people in their daily activities.

Quang Tri is the most severely contaminated locality for bombs and mines across Vietnam. It has recorded over 3,400 deaths and 5,100 injured people caused by unexploded ordnance (UXO).

In 1996, Quang Tri became the first province nationwide to launch an international cooperation project on overcoming the consequences of UXO.

NPA Survey & Clearance Program implemented at Project RENEW is funded by the US Department of State and the DFID - UK Department for International Development, and a cooperation project between NPA and Quang Tri Province Department of Foreign Affairs.

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