Lands, Information, Water Ministers Tour River Bodies In Western And Central Regions

The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor together with the information Minister Oppong Nkrumah and also the Sanitation and Water Resources Minister, Cecilia Dappah have toured some river sites in the Central and Western Regions. The three Ministers discovered the devastating effect of galamsey or illegal mining on river bodies also in the two regions. The tour comes days after a national stakeholder consultative

dialogue on illegal mining was also held in Accra. The meeting traded on ideas aimed at ending the galamsey menace. It also brought together all stakeholders in the mining industry including government and small scale miners. Samuel Abu Jinapor told the journalists that the tour by by all the three ministers also forms part of our collaborative efforts to systematically root out illegal small scale mining and restore the sanctity of our rivers.