Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Akio Isomata signed a grant contract for a demining project under the scheme 'Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects' (GGP), with Skavita Humanitarian Assistance and Relief Project (SHARP) Programme Manager Sarath Jayawardhana, on October 30.

The Government of Japan has provided US$ 477,185 (approximately Rs. 144 million) for the project, which will be implemented by SHARP, to support its humanitarian demining activities in the Northern Province.

Under this new project, more than 180,000 m2 of land is expected to be made mine-free, allowing some 600 people to return to the land and some 1,500 people in the surrounding areas to expand their economic activities. Japan ...