(KPL) The Government of Japan has granted an assistance worth 966,950 US dollars to Japan Mine Action Service (JMAS), a Japanese NGO which has been working in Laos mainly in the area of unexploded ordnance UXO clearance, to carry out the project for Humanitarian UXO Clearance in Lao Ngam District, Saravane.
The assistance by the Japanese government is under the Grant Assistance Scheme for Japanese NGO’s Projects.
The opening ceremony of the above project was held on 21 June 2011 at Lao Ngam District in Saravane Province with the attendance by Governor of Saravane, Ambassador of Japan to the Lao P.D.R, Ms. Junko YOKOTA, and Country Representative of JMAS, Mr. Junichi KUROKAWA and relevant officials and authorities.
Under this project, JMAS will conduct the UXO clearance on 200 ha in Lao Ngam District, using a private Lao company for UXO clearance. The land secured by this project will be utilized as agricultural area, such as cultivation of medical herb whose additional value is higher than traditional crops, in cooperation with local farmers and Japanese company. As a result, it is expected that job opportunities for local residents will be created and farmers/ living standard will be improved.
JMAS implemented the UXO Clearance project in Xiengkhouang for 5 years in cooperation with the UXO Laos and in Attapeu for one year. This is JMAS’s first time to work in Saravane.
Source: KPL Lao News Agency
June 22, 2011
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