Communication clearance in MV: 143 hectares freed, stay 38,000 hectares!

In 2024, a total of 143 hectares of forest space were cleared in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. This is the result of several large -scale clearance projects that have been successfully completed. Among the cleared areas there are locations in the port, Wöbbelin and Stern Buchholz. In Dargen Hafen, for example, 365 tons of ordnance were recovered by a former explosive point, such as ndr reported.

The clearance campaigns are in cooperation with the ammunition recovery service (MBD) Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, which in the same year spent 3.6 million euros for the evacuation. As part of these measures, more than 106 hectares were freed from fighter and can now be used again. In addition, personnel capacities in the ammunition recovery service increased to a total of 55 employees, 18 more than before.

Current status of the evacuations

In the Wöbbelin area, the clearing was part of a project that was initiated after a forest fire in June 2021. Overall, the state government's clearance budget, which was invested to 6.7 million euros for 2024, increased almost by five times. So far, 4.72 million euros have been called up, which illustrates the increasing urgency of such measures.

The missions of recent years have also shown that around 38,000 hectares are still being highly burdened nationwide. In addition, there are the current results of extensive examinations: around 600 hectares of polluted area have been examined and 7,374 test fields were processed on 921 hectares. There were no dangerous ordnance, only splinters of grenades were documented, as well as Presseportal reported.