The Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has warned that the operations of illegal miners in river bodies continue to be a big barrier to the country's delivery of potable water.
She stated that, in addition to other human activities, the problem has resulted in a shortfall in water production and poor water quality, which is impacting the government's attempts to begin specific initiatives to increase water supply.
Mrs. Cecilia Dapaah, speaking at a news conference held by the Ministry of Information on Monday, stated that unlicensed miners dump solid and liquid wastes into rivers, clogging devices that pump water.
The largest and most significant concern, in my opinion, is the phenomenon of galamsey, or unlawful mining in our river bodies. This has caused enormous problems for our water systems, and our concern, I must emphasize, is that if we borrow close to $1 billion to do projects and the raw water sources are contaminated, polluted, and the machines will be drawing in mud, where are we going and what do we want to do with our water bodies?
"We have our own employees mining in the river bodies and buffer zones, and this has to stop." I've been advised and briefed that the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) is on top of this matter and that we'll be taking some of you with us very soon.
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