While the loggers, most of whom are illegal chainsaw operators, indiscriminately fell trees, destroying the forest cover, the small-scale miners, particularly X-tra Gold and the illegal miners, have been polluting water bodies and destroying the vegetation cover.
The water bodies, including the rivers Awusu, Kutuwani, Abugyisu and other streams which are the only sources of drinking water for the estimated 15,000 population of the town and its surrounding villages, have become unsuitable for drinking.
This is because gold miners use cyanide and mercury, which are poisonous chemicals, in their activities and pollute the waters.
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