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28 excavators, 218 chanfangs destroyed in Galamsey fight – Nitiwul reveals LISTEN Dominic Nitiwul Minister of Defense, Dominic Nitiwul, has revealed some 28 excavators used in illegal mining activities popularly known as Galamsey have been destroyed. According to him, some 218 chanfangs have also been destroyed by personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) working under Operation Halt II. He made this known in an interaction with the media at the Information Ministry in Accra on Tuesday, M...

  The Ghana Armed Forces on Friday deployed 400 soldiers of all ranks to begin the second phase of Operation Halt to rid the countrys water bodies of illegal miners. The operation is aimed at removing all persons and logistics involved in mining on the water bodies. In a statement signed and issued by Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah in Accra on Friday, said the second phase of the exercise would focus on the tributaries of Pra River, which were significantly affected by the activiti...

Graphic Online BY: Enoch Darfah Frimpong 30.5k Shares 705 Soldiers have been deployed to remove all persons engaged in mining in water bodies in Ghana in the second phase of Operation Halt II. The new phase of the operation is focusing on the tributaries of the Pra river which have also been significantly affected by the activities of illegal miners. The Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah made this known in a press statement dated May 7, 2021 and issued Friday afternoon. The first...

Editorial: No tears for illegal miners The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, through his Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, recently deployed over 200 military personnel to the various mining sites to stop illegal mining in the country. The soldiers have been tasked to search, locate and burn all equipment being used in the illegal business. The decision follows several complaints regarding the pollution of our water bodies by these illegal miners, which is even...

Govt deploys 400 military personnel to combat mining at river bodies MAY 7, 2021 Government has deployed 400 military personnel to combat illegal mining activities at river bodies across the country. A press statement signed by the Minister for Information, Hon. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said. The statement noted that the operation christened “Operation Halt II” forms part of governments renewed strategy to curb mining activities at river bodies. According to the statement, the second phas...

  The Ghana Armed Forces on Friday deployed 400 soldiers of all ranks to begin the second phase of Operation Halt to rid the countrys water bodies of illegal miners. The operation is aimed at removing all persons and logistics involved in mining on the water bodies. In a statement signed and issued by Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah in Accra on Friday, said the second phase of the exercise would focus on the tributaries of Pra River, which were significantly affected by the activiti...

30 april 2021 - 23:05:16 WA Panafrican News Agency Troops destroy 127 excavators, other mining equipment in fight against illegal mining Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The contingent of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) deployed to stop illegal mining in forest reserves and water bodies Friday destroyed 127 chanfangs or excavators and other equipment on the Pra River in the Wester and Central Regions, local media reports monitored by PANA here said

Graphic Online BY: Shirley Asiedu-Addo & Dotsey Koblah Aklorbortu Category: General News Ms Cecilia Dapaah (middle), Minister of Water and Sanitation, with other dignitaries inspecting facilities at the Sekyere Hemang treatment plant 30.5k Shares 705 The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has warned that illegal mining activities polluting water bodies and degrading the environment in the Central and Western regions are threatening raw surface water for treatment by the company in the area. A...

Illegal mining affecting water production in Daboase April 21, 2021 Illegal mining activities are affecting the production of quality water at the Daboase Water Treatment Plant in Wassa East District, the Western Regional Chief Manager of Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), Francis Agyei-Boateng, has lamented. He said galamsey activities increased cost in water treatment and also maintenance regime and called for a collective national action to stem the canker. Mr Agyei -Boateng expressed these...