Azerbaijan Reveals Scope Of Mine Cleared Areas In Its Liberated Territories
Date
11/4/2023 5:15:37 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 4. A total of
106,938 hectares of land were cleared in Azerbaijani territories
liberated from Armenian Occupation in the post-war period, Chairman
of the Board of the Azerbaijani Mine Action Agency (ANAMA) Vugar
Suleymanov said, Trend reports.
He spoke at a public hearing in Azerbaijan's Milli Majlis
(Parliament) on "Combating the Mine Threat: The Impact of
Explosives on the Ecosystem.".
He noted that so far, 12,514 hectares of land intended for
environmental assessment and scientific research, 6,261 hectares of
land intended for energy projects, 53,078 hectares for agriculture,
3,421 hectares for land reclamation and water management, 5,759
hectares for transportation infrastructure, 20,118 hectares for
reconstruction and development of residential infrastructure, and
5,784 hectares of land intended for other purposes have been
cleared of explosives.
"As a result, 30,539 anti-personnel mines, 18,303 anti-tank
mines, and 56,646 unexploded ordnances with a total number of
105,488 units were identified and neutralized on 106,938 hectares,"
Suleymanov stressed.
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