09
Sep
Five Arrested For Encroaching Barekese Dam Lands Five (5) persons have been arrested for encroaching on Barekese Dam land in the Ashanti Region. The five were arrested following an alarm raised by some concerned residents of Daban. The Barekese dam is the major source of potable water for more than half of the residents of Kumasi and adjoining communities, producing 30 million gallons of water every day. But increased human activities, including illegal mining and logging within the catchment area, are posing threats to the dam’s existence. The residents of Marban expressing their concerns to Pure FM’s Osei Kwadwo…