The US Pacific Army’s Humanitarian Mine Action team has concluded a three-week programme to train new and current deminers at the Boo Oya army camp on Vavuniya.
The United States Army’s team of medical, veterinarian, and explosive ordnance specialists worked alongside the Sri Lanka Army Humanitarian Demining Unit as part of the Sri Lanka Army Engineers’ curriculum, a statement on the US embassy’s website said.
From 2003 – 2013, the U.S. government has spent over $35.5mn (4.64bn SLR) on aid for Sri Lanka’s demining activities and an additional $2.7mn (353mn SLR) in equipment and training will be spent on demining efforts this year.