Government deploys over 100 soldiers to protect water bodies
The government has deployed over 100 armed military personnel to various water bodies as part of a renewed effort to curb illegal mining, locally known as galamsey. This action comes in response to mounting pressure from over 50 state and private civil society organizations (CSOs) urging immediate intervention to address the environmental destruction caused by galamsey, which has severely impacted the country’s water bodies, farmlands, and forests. In line with this, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has instructed the Minister for Defence to deploy additional military forces to reinforce "Operation Halt," the government's ongoing initiative to eliminate illegal mining activities....
