News & Events

Nov 2006
Out put During 2006: Sri Lanka
During 2006 Horizon recovered 891 Anti Personnel mines / UXOs and cleared and handed over 2,08,000 sq m of land for rehabilitation.
HORIZON has been registered as NGO in Sri Lanka. Registration No. allotted by the Ministry of Social Service and Social Welfare is FL – 112706 of 28 Nov 06.

Output during 2006 Jordan
During 2006 the Jordan team has cleared 90,000 sqm area and recovered 29,000 Anti Personnel mines and 6000 Anti tank mines.

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Nov 2006
Thomaspuri Mine Field VA 130 (HM 8-H). Work on this minefield was completed on 17 Nov 06.

• Area cleared - 28,440 sq mtrs.
• Items recovered -
  • AP Mines - 243
  • UXOs - 02

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Oct 2006
Thomaspuri Mine Field VA 130 (HM 8-G). Work on this minefield was completed on 12 Oct 06.

• Area cleared - 64,000 sq mtrs.
• Items recovered -
  • AP Mines - 579
  • UXOs - 01

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Aug 2006
Thomaspuri Mine Field VA 130 (HM 8 – F). Work on this mine field commenced on 01 Jun 06 and was completed on 30 Aug 06.

• Area cleared - 49,360 sq mtrs.
• · Items recovered -
  • AP Mines - 28
  • UXOs - 02

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May 2006
Horizon Covering New Frontiers

Horizon team consisting of 14 ex-servicemen left for Amman for a new demining project in Jordan. The team will be working in conjunction with Norwegian Peoples Aid (NPA) an international NGO. Initially the work to expected for a duration of 10 months. The demining work is likely to commence by end of May after initial familiarisation. This is the first time that any Indian demining NGO is undertaking a project in Africa.

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May 2006
Demining Work on Thomaspuri Minefield area E has been completed and being handed over

• Area cleared - 62,759 sq mtrs
• Items recovered - AP Mines - 03

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Apr 2006
Demining Work commenced on VA299 Minefield at Nanatem and was completed on 28 Apr 06. (Area cleared - 1913 Sq Mtrs).

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Feb 2006
Demining work recommenced in Area E Thomaspuri Minefield, which was suspended due to heavy rains.

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