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Lawmakers Push Myanmar Military to Clear Landmines for Rakhine IDP Safe Return A camp for displaced people in Ponnagyun Township. / Min Aung Khine / The Irrawaddy
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By Min Aung Khine 14 January 2021
Sittwe, Rakhine State A proposal was submitted to the Rakhine State parliament on Tuesday, urging the state government to provide more effective assistance for the safe return and rehabilitation of internally displaced people (IDPs) in northern Rakhine State.
“I put forward the proposal because I think the government should start by now clearing landmines and other explosives and reconstruct homes. And arrangements should be made for them to grow paddy and crops ahead of the rainy season. Otherwise, it will impose a burden on the government,” Rathedaung Township lawmaker U Oo Than Naing, who submitted the proposal, told The Irrawaddy.