DeterMined
Puthukudiyiruppu, June 2013. Photograph by Seshanka Samarajiwa When the war finally concluded in 2009 it was estimated that as many as one million landmines and items of Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) remained as a deadly legacy of the conflict. Based on surveys conducted after the war a total of 2.065 km2 of land was designated as Confirmed Hazardous Areas. This feature explores the use of Information Communications Technology (ICT) in the day to day operations of the Mines Advisory Group (MAG), an international mine action agency deployed in Sri Lanka. The location is Puthukudiyiruppu township in Mullaitivu District of Northern Sri …