{"id":246689,"date":"2016-09-08T17:00:26","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T17:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=246689"},"modified":"2016-09-08T17:00:26","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T17:00:26","slug":"birim-river-severely-polluted-by-galamsey-audio-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/09\/birim-river-severely-polluted-by-galamsey-audio-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Birim River severely polluted by &#8216;galamsey&#8217; [Audio Report]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It has emerged that residents if the Eastern Region risk losing the Birim River as a\u00a0source of potable water if illegal mining activities along its banks are not curtailed immediately.<\/p>\n<p>The situation is so dire that currently, the Kyebi Water Treatment Plant, which takes its source from the River, is contemplating a complete shutdown; a situation that will come with severe consequences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Citi News<\/strong> Kojo Agyemang visited the area to assess the situation and has come through with this report.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/281974414&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has emerged that residents if the Eastern Region risk losing the Birim River as a\u00a0source of potable water if illegal mining activities along its banks are not curtailed immediately. 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