{"id":40969,"date":"2014-08-21T17:07:15","date_gmt":"2014-08-21T17:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=40969"},"modified":"2014-08-21T17:07:15","modified_gmt":"2014-08-21T17:07:15","slug":"surge-in-galamsey-destroying-wa-lands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/08\/surge-in-galamsey-destroying-wa-lands\/","title":{"rendered":"Surge in galamsey destroying Wa lands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\">The Lands Commission says it is worried by the increase in illegal mining operations in\u00a0 Wa in the Upper West Regional capital.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Commission says the activities of the \u201cgalamsey\u201d miners\u00a0 are \u00a0destroying the vegetation in the region.<\/p>\n<p>A Deputy Divisional Head of Survey and Mapping at the Lands Commission, Sali Ishmeal, speaking to <b>Citi News<\/b>, admitted \u00a0that the situation is worrying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is horrible, they just keep scattering the whole place looking for what, I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUsually its for gold, but we know there\u2019s diamond and other things as well,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Ishmael revealed that \u201cover 20 communities had been affected by\u201d the illegal mining activities in Wa.<\/p>\n<p>Illegal mining has been a major problem for the government in recent times all over the country, including in the Northern Regions where a few people had lost their lives in mining accidents.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Edwin Kwakofi\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lands Commission says it is worried by the increase in illegal mining operations in\u00a0 Wa in the Upper West Regional capital. 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