{"id":232805,"date":"2024-10-15T11:49:38","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T11:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/15\/illegal-miners-resume-pollution-on-birim-river-four-days-after-military-action\/"},"modified":"2024-10-15T11:49:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T11:49:38","slug":"illegal-miners-resume-pollution-on-birim-river-four-days-after-military-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/15\/illegal-miners-resume-pollution-on-birim-river-four-days-after-military-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Illegal miners resume pollution on Birim River four days after military action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Birim River at Anyinam has returned to its polluted and brownish appearance four days after members of the government\u2019s Operation Halt embarked on a decongestion exercise to clear illegal miners.<\/p>\n<p>Government deployed over 100 armed military personnel to various water bodies in its attempts to rid Ghana\u2019s waterbodies of the illegal mining activities, commonly called galamsey.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1097233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-15-at-10.30.45_1337b455.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"607\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The military, in collaboration with the Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners seized and burned three changfan machines on the banks of the Birim River on October 10.<\/p>\n<p>The Birim River, a critical water source, has suffered extensive pollution due to the illegal activities of miners, prompting swift action by the authorities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1097234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-15-at-10.30.45_d9877e8e.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"607\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The military-led task force made its first stop at Anyinam, in the Atiwa East District of the Eastern Region, a known hotspot for illegal mining.<\/p>\n<p>Organised Labour\u2019s opposition to the illegal mining activities resulted in President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to direct the Minister for Defence to deploy additional military forces to strengthen \u201cOperation Halt.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1097235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-15-at-10.30.44_f3757d74.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"607\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The task force also destroyed 10 changfans, a pistol, and eight water-pumping machines on the Pra River in the Central Region on Friday, October 11.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU: https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Birim River at Anyinam has returned to its polluted and brownish appearance four days after members of the government\u2019s Operation Halt embarked on a decongestion exercise to clear illegal miners. 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