{"id":314039,"date":"2017-04-26T09:13:22","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T09:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=314039"},"modified":"2017-04-26T09:13:22","modified_gmt":"2017-04-26T09:13:22","slug":"gh%c2%a21-14-bn-needed-to-restore-galamsey-affected-lands-in-western-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/gh%c2%a21-14-bn-needed-to-restore-galamsey-affected-lands-in-western-region\/","title":{"rendered":"GH\u00a21.14 bn needed to restore galamsey affected lands in Western region"},"content":{"rendered":"
It will cost Ghana at least GH\u00a21.4 billion to restore about fifty percent of lands affected by illegal mining activities in the Western region.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”KgG3VhUbezar6Ul7Xn9HJAX7aCv9qNrq”]This is the suggestion from some environmental analysts.<\/p>\n
The attention by policy makers have intensified recently following the alarming rate of the devastating impacts of illegal mining activities on the environment.<\/p>\n
The development has since resulted in a recent crackdown by the Lands and Natural Resources Ministry, on some illegal miners across the country.<\/p>\n