THE National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) says it is making gradual progress in the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, as it intensifies operations to dismantle illegal mining activities across the country.
It said the operations were yielding results, particularly in efforts to protect water bodies, forest reserves and other environmentally sensitive areas from destruction.
The secretariat has also announced plans to extend its river protection operations to two more major water bodies before the end of the year to strengthen the fight against illegal mining and safeguard areas already cleared of illegal miners.
The Director of Operations of NAIMOS, Colonel Kwame Sam Appiah, disclosed this at the maiden Progressive Series organised by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources in Accra yesterday.
“Gradually, we are winning the war against illegal mining, and there will be light,” he said, expressing confidence that sustained enforcement and community engagement would help restore degraded areas. Read More.
BY KINGSLEY ASARE
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