Vice President Dr, Mahamadu Bawumia, has hinted that government will in the next few weeks; announce a policy plan to fight illegal mining popular called Galamsey.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a round table conference organised by the Institute of Green Growth Solution, he said\u00a0a group of experts are currently developing a document which will outline the modalities in fighting the menace.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”07CZ3ObVI5ruWmDyYMFazr23k3LfqKYj”]Whilst acknowledging the fact that such a policy will face resistance from the illegal miners, the Vice President was quick to indicate government\u2019s determination to fight the menace head-on.<\/p>\n
Describing the menace of illegal mining as disturbing, he said it was “something that as a country, we should not take lightly. The water shortages that we are seeing across the country is very much linked to environmental degradation.\u201d<\/p>\n
He revealed that the “the President has instituted a major request that we come up with a policy paper. Some experts are currently working on this, specifically on galamsey.\u201d<\/p>\n
“It will have to take a lot of political will to deal with this matter, but it has to be dealt with even though you will have powerful interest groups behind these activities,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
In the meantime, one innovation in the fight against galamesy Ghanaians could witness will be use of drones, as mentioned by the Minister of Lands and Forestry, John Peter Amewu.<\/p>\n
Mr. \u00a0Amewu also said the government was talking to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) to plant trackers into earth moving equipment mostly used in galamsey operations.<\/p>\n
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By: Anass Seidu\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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