Quang Tri, April 4 -- As the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is celebrated on April 4, the central province of Quang Tri has been stepping up efforts to realise its "safe province" model after three decades of cooperation with international partners in addressing post-war explosive remnants.

After the war, Quang Tri province-now comprising former Quang Tri and Quang Binh provinces-was heavily contaminated by unexploded ordnance (UXO), with an estimated 620,000 hectares affected, posing persistent risks to communities and hindering socio-economic development. Of this, the area corresponding to former Quang Tri province accounted for about 390,000 hectares (81%), while the area of former Quang Binh provin...