Question : Unexploded Explosives

(a) whether unexploded ordnance remain lying across the nation as a result of military and militant activities; and

(b) if so, the details thereof with casualties and measures undertaken, if any, to remove such ordnance?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI MANOHAR PARRIKAR)

(a) & (b): There are no known unexploded ordnance lying unattended. However, all such cases if discovered or brought to the notice of Indian Army are immediately neutralized to avoid any kind of collateral damage.

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