Unexploded Ordnance Threats Removed from Cassava Plantation, Enabling Safer Farming in Phonthong Village, Champasak Province, Lao PDR

Before local farmers could prepare their lands for the upcoming cassava planting season, Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) Team removed dangerous threat hidden beneath the soil. During the clearance in March, NPA team discovered a SUU 14 dispenser containing six tubes filled with 102 BLU-3B submunitions in the village. In total, 112 submunitions and three other unexploded ordnances were safely destroyed within this agricultural area of 37,080 square meters.

This clearance effort has made the land safer for farming, helping to protect lives and livelihoods in the community.

NPA sincerely thanks the 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 through the U.S. Embassy Vientiane for the valuable support to our mine action work in Lao PDR .