PURC urges chiefs to help fight galamsey polluting water bodies
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Dr. Shafic Suleman of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission urged traditional authorities in Kyebi to stop illegal mining. These activities, known as galamsey, are polluting water bodies. This pollution threatens the supply of safe drinking water. The illegal mining near catchment areas is degrading the environment.
Dr Shafic Suleman, the Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), has appealed to traditional authorities in Kyebi to urgently intervene to stop illegal mining activities polluting water bodies and threatening safe drinking water supplies. He said illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, near water catchment areas was degrading the environment and compromising […]