Clearance of landmines on two plots near Sa Kaeo border due to be completed Sunday
Troops will complete landmine clearance on two plots in Sa Kaeo’s Khok Sung district by Sunday, with land set to be returned to owners the next day.
Troops are scheduled to complete the clearance of landmines on two plots at Ban Nong Ya Kaew, near the Sa Kaeo border, by Sunday, with both plots set to be returned to their owners on Monday.
The two plots — Plot No. 55 and Plot No. 56 — are located in Ban Nong Ya Kaew, Tambon Khok Sung, Khok Sung district.
So far, troops have cleared 48,700 square metres out of 52,000 square metres across the two plots after four days of operations. No additional landmines were detected on Sunday.
Initially, troops expected the operation to take several weeks, but the timeframe was shortened with the deployment of two mine-clearing vehicles from the Thailand Mine Action Centre (TMAC).
On Monday, the First Army Area commander and the Sa Kaeo governor will preside over a ceremony to hand the two plots back to their owners, Sompong Phetjit and Sompong Wongchomphu.
Meanwhile, troops continued landmine-clearing operations near the border at Ban Nong Chan, also in Khok Sung district, on Sunday.
Mine-clearing vehicles will be deployed at Ban Nong Chan on Sunday afternoon to accelerate the work. So far, 52 villagers are still waiting to return to their 2,700 rai of land in the area.
