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General News of Friday, 18 October 2024

    

Source: Joy News

UTAG calls for immediate prosecution of persons arrested for engaging in galamsey

UTAG also calls for greater engagement to promote sustainable mining practices UTAG also calls for greater engagement to promote sustainable mining practices

UTAG is urging the government to swiftly prosecute illegal miners and take stronger action against galamsey, which has devastated waterbodies, forests, and farmlands.

Their ongoing strike protests the slow progress on tackling the issue.

While UTAG acknowledges recent government efforts, including military deployments and revoking mining regulations, they criticize these measures as inadequate.

The association demands an expanded mandate for anti-galamsey task forces, the revocation of mining licenses in protected areas, and the establishment of courts to prosecute offenders.

UTAG also calls for greater engagement to promote sustainable mining practices.

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