The Minister then highlighted some of the devastating effects of the galamsey menace including the Pra River which he said has totally lost the presence of all aquatic life due to illegal mining activities and the use of harmful chemicals in the same. “You would be shocked at the banks of the Pra River if today it hasn’t improved, you’d see for yourself chemicals. Aquatic life is gone in the Pra River. The Ghana Water Company pumps that draw water from the River Pra to water stations for treatment, they are having to replace the drawing pumps on a regular basis. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in a second attempt by his government to tackle illegal mining recently commissioned a military operation dubbed Operation Halt.

Source: GhanaWeb May 26, 2021 07:18 UTC