MAG's impact in Batticaloa
MAG's work in the district identified as having the highest casualty rate from accidents resulting from remnants of conflict is vital. (27 October 08)
MAG in the media: Sunday Observer
MAG featured in an article titled “The humane act of demining” this
weekend in Sri Lanka’s widest-read English language newspaper. (16 June 08)
Clearance assists 30,000 IDPs
The areas cleared since MAG restarted operations Sri Lanka in September 2007 will allow more then 30,000 internally displaced persons to return to their communities. (29 January 08)
Mechanical clearance
MAG use a Bozena mini-flail to perform area reduction and quality assurance tasks on land cleared manually. (3 November 06)
Landmine and UXO clearance
MAG's landmine and unexploded ordnance clearance activities have supported the resettlement programme in the Vanni region, where a significant number of people were displaced as a result of the tsunami. (3 November 06)
Mine Risk Education
MAG has supported White Pigeon in their MRE activities, enabling resident and returning populations to live as safely as possible in a contaminated environment. (3 November 06)
Progress in the Vanni region
MAG has been working in the Vanni region since 2002 – and in spite of the recent deterioration in the security situation, significant progress has been made. (3 November 06)
Landmine tragedy
Just three months ago, 12-tear-old Kokulan was playing with his sister and a friend in Pulipanjakal village when an object lying on the ground caught his eye. (13 January 06)
Mechanical clearance in Vanni and Batticaloa
The support provided by the Japanese government in Vanni and Batticaloa has had a significant impact on MAG's demining efforts in these regions. (1 August 05)
Night-time MRE
Thanks to generous funding from the One Sri Lanka Foundation, MAG has started a new Mine Risk Education initiative in northern Sri Lanka. (1 August 05)
Stockpile destruction
A huge explosion was recently heard over a radius of 25km in the Vanni region was the culmination of several months of hard work conducted to clear a large area of land of unexploded ordnance. (1 June 05)
Tsunami update
An update on the tasks undertaken in the area of Battacaloa in the six months since the tsunami. (1 June 05)
From bloodshed to hope
MAG deployed two Mine Action Teams to Vellavely and worked for six months to clear a massive 35,600 square metres of land - the size of nine football pitches. (1 May 05)
MAG unites Sri Lankan forces After tsunami
One of the few positive stories to come out of the disaster is the co-operation between the Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation, its Humanitarian Demining Unit and the Sri Lankan military. (1 February 05)
Effects of the tsunami
Three teams have been tirelessly supporting the clear-up, using MAG vehicles to ferry the dead from the disaster area and transport food to the temporary camps set up in schools and public buildings. (1 January 05)
Clearing church grounds
MAG destroyed all UXOs in an area of over 15,000 sq/m around Pullaveli church and the approach roads, to enable its first religious festival for over 14 years. (1 June 04)
Bozena mini-flail
Financed by the Government of Japan, MAG has introduced a Bozena mini-flail into its operations to increase the speed at which land can be returned to the local community. (1 October 03)
Cattle herders
In Ratnapuri village, Mannar District, the impact of landmines on the cattle base of this community has already reached such a level it threatens their economic survival. (1 September 02)
