Three local businessmen have operated the gold mining at Maw Ma Htoo stream since March this year. Villagers said that the mining had caused changes to the waterways and polluted the stream water that the villagers depend on for their water sources.
Villagers said that the water pollution was the reason that they had protested against the gold mining.
According to village sources, on15 April the three businessmen, the village administration chief and villagers held a meeting to discuss the issue at the village nursery school. Villagers said that all parties agreed and signed a document saying that the gold mining would stop. However, the army officer became angry when the businessmen informed him about the agreement with the villagers.
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