The call for a ban on illegal mining popularly referred to as ‘Galamsey’ has intensified.
Natural vegetation, farmlands and river bodies in Ghana have been destroyed through Galamsey. The consequence of the illegal mining is dire but little is being done to save the situation.
Experts warn that it will take nearly 50years to restore the environment degradation owing to illegal mining. Ghana more likely to import in the next few years, other experts say.
Government must have the political will to stop this nuisance activity called Galamsey. You must be concerned too.
‘If you are a man, your sperms would be affected because these heavy metals find their way to the very thing that causes us to reproduce’, Prof. Paul Poku Sampene, a Senior Lecturer and also Histopathologist at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) enumerated the effects of Galamsey on Joy FM’s Newsfile. Click here to see full video. SOURCE: Kasatintin.com
