Northern Part Of Sri Lanka To Be Totally Cleared From Land Mines By 2020

The once war hit Zone Northern Province in Sri Lanka will be totally cleared from Land Mines by the year 2020 according to World's largest demining agency "Halo Trust".

Up to now the Agency had cleared around 200,000 mines from the Northern Sri Lanka and accordingly  around 90% of the land required for  resettlement has been cleared from mines .

Only the Paddy Fields and Forest Areas in North are remained to be cleared from mines "Halo Trust " has said.Although Sri Lanka getting the support of the demining agency to clear land mines from North ,The country has still not signed the International Convention on Land Mines according to sources.