Journalists and Social media activists have taken to social media to voice their displeasure at which illegal mining (Galamsey) is destroying water bodies in the country.
The protest themed as #StopGalamseyNow is a call on the government and chiefs to stop the activities of illegal mining (Galamsey)
Videos and pictures that had surface shows some major rivers in the country such as River Pra, River Tano, Birim, Ankobra, Offin etc being destroyed by the activities of illegal mining
Media personalities and bloggers such as Berla Mundi, Kobby Kyei visited the site of this polluted Rivers to express the displeasure.
some of the posts read;
This is pure evil. There’s not other way to describe it. Shameful, disgraceful. If the individuals doing this have no conscience, what about the state acting in the interest of its people? This is a hideous crime! Fentuo Tahiru Fentua
The huge elephant in the room that everyone is refusing to address is who are the people behind galamsey??#StopGalamseyNow – Wode Maya
Ghanaian Youth, let’s unite and demand change! We can’t stay silent as Galamsey destroys our water sources and forests. It’s time to raise our voices and hold those in power accountable for protecting our environment and ensuring a sustainable future for all.
This comes after a release by the Ghana Water Company that states some major water crisis in some parts of the central region due to Galamsey activities destroying water bodies. Kobby Kyei
The issue of Galamsey has become a canker of which the current government has failed to address
For instance, a State of the Nation’s Forest report by the Forestry Commission on May 2, 2023, indicated that 421.11 hectares of the Oda River Forest Reserve located within the Bekwai Forest District had been wiped off by illegal miners.
Such is the case with the 3,500-hectare Apamprama forest where 1,729.32 hectares (49.4 per cent) have been destroyed by illegal miners and the 2,300-hectare Subin Shelterbelt reserve has 87.21 hectares reduced to deep gullies.
Even more worrying, was the fact that 392,714.81 hectares of the country’s 288 forest reserves had been significantly impacted by illegal mining activities, out of which 4,726.26 hectares in 34 of the reserves had been confirmed destroyed.
