Nduom to deport Chinese to curb galamsey
Dr Nduom who was addressing a rally at Ejisu-Juaben in the Ashanti Region said successive governments have not shown enough will to get the foreign small scale miners out of the country.
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Dr Nduom was addressing a rally at Ejisu-Juaben in the Ashanti Region.
As a result of the unregulated operations of the galamsey operators, the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing has warned of a likely closure of three major water treatment dams.
The dams are the Barekese dam, the Kyebi Treatment plant and the Daboase water treatment plant.
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The Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Abraham Otabil said “as we speak now, Barekese in the Ashanti Region is being threatened seriously. We are looking at the Daboase Plant which is also seriously under siege by these galamsey operators.”
Also, the Supreme Council of the Ghana Cocoa Board has warned that the unrestrained lease of cocoa lands in cocoa growing is threatening cocoa production output.
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