Madam Owusu said the current hardship in the communities had compelled some parents to allow their children to engage in illegal mining (galamsey) but expressed worry that the practice was very dangerous.
A participant told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on condition of anonymity that recently one of the pits at a galamsey site at Kenyasi number one trapped five people to death.
Mr. Samuel Obiri, Executive Director of CEIA, said a study conducted by the organisation in Tarkwa in the Western Region and its environs revealed as many as 177 or more water bodies were polluted by toxic chemicals as a result of mining activities in the area.
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