The Premier Humanitarian Mine/UXO Clearance NGO in Afghanistan

 

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The following is the priority system currently used by the ATC and Mine Action Program for Afghanistan (MAPA):

Priority One:

The priority one areas for mine clearance includes:

Areas where residents are frequently affected by mine incidents, agricultural land, roads, villages, canals, and other irrigation systems requested by UN agencies or other NGOs. The requesting agency must provide proof that funds are available for rehabilitation tasks to begin immediately, once the demining is completed.

 

And/or the requested has been received from the local government. The government must provide evidence that refugees or IDPs will return to the area not more than one month after demining is completed.

Priority Two:

Agricultural land, roads, villages, canals and other irrigation systems requested by UN agencies or other NGOs where plans for operations have been completed but funds are not presently available.

And/or the request has been sent by the local government, where the return of refugees or displaced people is unlikely to occur within 12 months.

And/or Grazing lands in areas affected by frequent mine incidents and the main source of income (more than 40%) of the residents is from raising livestock.

Priority Three:

Areas requested by local government, which will assist rehabilitation and repatriation in the medium term (1 – 2 years).

And/or Area where temporary alternatives have been found (e.g. roads, housing, irrigation etc.) which will provide unsuitable in medium to long term.

And/or Grazing lands in areas where some income (10 – 40%) is gained from raising livestock.