Head of public union: 211,800 hectares of mined areas are heavily contaminated

211,800 hectares of mined areas are heavily contaminated, the Chairman of the Azerbaijan Campaign Against Landmines Public Union, Hafiz Safikhanov, said at the presentation of a research-based report aimed at solving the problem of landmines and unexploded ordnance in Azerbaijan, Report informs.

According to him, 1,166,702 hectares of land in Azerbaijan are contaminated by mines: "This applies only to the liberated regions. According to the research, 211,800 hectares of mined areas have a high level of contamination. In other areas, there is a medium and low level of mine contamination."