{"id":312507,"date":"2017-04-20T12:11:49","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T12:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=312507"},"modified":"2017-04-20T12:11:49","modified_gmt":"2017-04-20T12:11:49","slug":"amenfi-easttarkwaprestea-huni-valley-most-affected-by-galamsey-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/amenfi-easttarkwaprestea-huni-valley-most-affected-by-galamsey-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Amenfi East,Tarkwa,Prestea Huni Valley most affected by galamsey \u2013 Study"},"content":{"rendered":"
A study on the impact of the galamsey activities in the Western region has shown that the Amenfi East, Tarkwa Nsuaem and Prestea Huni Valley districts are the most impacted districts in terms of operational footprint.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”hkBA5XoUzq0bCU0tsU9IheDiXTYjAohI”]According to the study, the galamsey operators have destroyed 58.272%, 17.532% and 8.452% of the land sizes of the aforementioned areas respectively.<\/p>\n
The survey which looked at 11 Municipal and District Assemblies in the Western region, also attributed the development to the highest percentage of chamfi and alluvial (washing board) operations, which generally requires a large area of land to profitably operate.<\/p>\n