A group of concerned youth in the Atiwa West District of the Eastern Region has taken decisive action against illegal miners destroying rivers with ‘changfan’ machines.
These makeshift dredging machines are notorious for digging into riverbeds, causing severe pollution and threatening aquatic ecosystems.
In a bold move captured on video, the youth stormed a mining site, confronting operators and demanding an immediate halt to their activities.
They ordered the illegal miners to dismantle their machines and vacate the riverbanks, emphasizing the long-term environmental damage being caused.
Residents have hailed the youth’s actions, urging authorities to back them with stronger enforcement to protect the Birim and other rivers under threat.
Environmental activists have long warned that unchecked galamsey will leave communities without clean drinking water and devastate biodiversity.
The confrontation underscores a growing grassroots resistance to illegal mining as locals take matters into their own hands.
Source: OccupyGh.com
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