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Okyenhene Orders Seizure Of Excavators, Removal Of All Mining Equipment Operating Along Birim River
24 Jan

Okyenhene Orders Seizure Of Excavators, Removal Of All Mining Equipment Operating Along Birim River

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The Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has issued a one-month ultimatum to miners operating along the Birim River to remove all excavators and other mining equipment or risk confiscation. The directive, announced on January 22, 2025, follows concerns over the deteriorating quality of water drawn from the river, which serves as a resource for communities in the Eastern Region. According to a news report, the decision comes in response to a report from the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) indicating high turbidity levels in the raw water supplied to the Kyebi water treatment plant. The company warned that if urgent…
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Okyenhene Wants Galamseyers Arrested As GWCL Shuts Down Kyebi Treatment Plant Again
23 Nov

Okyenhene Wants Galamseyers Arrested As GWCL Shuts Down Kyebi Treatment Plant Again

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The Ghana Water Company Limited has shut down its Kyebi Treatment Plant due to high turbidity as a result of the continuous pollution of river Birim by illegal miners, popularly known as galamseyers. This was made known by the Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II, during a courtesy call on him by the Association of Small-Scale Miners. The Okyehene called for the immediate arrest of illegal miners operating in Kyebi and its environs. The Overlord of the Akyem Abuakwa State added that the recklessness of illegal miners who are mining day and night in the Birim river is posing a…
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