Danish Demining Group established a mine clearance program in Sri Lanka in January 2003 and has since released more than 11,5 million m2 for resettlement and recovered more than 26,000 mines and unexploded ordnances (UXOs).  
Initially the programme focused on supporting the 2002 cease fire and peace process by clearing land for resettlement and development. When the security situation reverted to renewed conflict in July 2006, DDG adopted to the new situation by entering into emergency clearance in support of a fast return of the many IDPs created by the new fighting. This clearance involved removing mines and UXOs left inside villages during the fighting, which made any return of the civil population impossible. Instead the population was housed in temporary camps established by Government/UNHCR, until clearance operation was completed. Through this work, DDG have directly supported the return of more than 2500 families in the Eastern part of the country.
Following the Governments take control of all areas in the country and declaring the end of the more than 25 year long conflict in May 2009, mine clearance became a top priority in order to ensure a safe return of the 280,000 new IDPs presently housed in camps in Vavuniya, Mannar and Jaffna
With DDG completing the mine clearance in the East in Trincomalee District as well as the DDG operation in Jaffna District has cleared most high and medium mine fields, we have now moved most of our resources into the previously LTTE controlled areas in the North in support of the Governments plans to return the new IDPs home. Presently DDG is operating in Vavuniya Division and Vavuniya North Division where mine and UXO clearance is expected to facilitate the return of more than 2500 families and in Pooneryn division to facilitate the return of estimated 6800 families.
In addition we expect in November 2009 to start operation in the eastern coastal belt in Jaffna, popularly called the Elephants trunk, to facilitate the return of 4000 fisherman families.
DDG operate with 6 manual Demining teams and 6 survey sections in Jaffna/Pooneryn and 8 manual teams and 6 survey sections in Vavuniya in addition to two mechanical units. All together 620 National staff and 6 expatriate.
Our funding is provided by the Government of Japan, the US State Department, DANIDA (Government of Denmark), SIDA (Government of Sweden) and the Swedish Postal Foundation, a private donor getting its funds from the Swedish Postal lottery.