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ANAMA launches mine clearance operations in liberated Zangilan and Gubadli districts
Baku, December 22, AZERTAC
“On 15 December 2020, the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) together with the specialists from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Internal Troops launched mine and UXO clearance operation on the lands allocated for agricultural purposes in Zangilan and Gubadli districts,” ANAMA told AZERTAC.
“As a result of emergency and operational clearance field missions, 684,000 kv.m (68,4 ha) of land had been inspected, 23 pieces of unexploded ordnances and 42 pieces of 5.45 mm calibers bullets were found on 15-21 December 2020.
349,000 kv.m of land in Zangilan and 335,000 kv.m (33,5 ha) in Gubadli had been inspected during the emergency and operational clearance field missions.
Emergency and operational clearance field missions are ongoing,” the agency said.