A public outcry over an alleged environmental devastation, expressed in a tone more emotional than any heard in recent times in the Upper East Region, has taken over the Talensi District after some Chinese expatriates allegedly polluted the water consumed by inhabitants of the area through “illegal” mining activities.
Speaking to newsmen at a news conference held Tuesday at Sheaga, east of Talensi, natives visibly angered by the reported pollution and calling themselves Concerned Citizens of Talensi strongly demanded that the Shaanxi Mining Ghana Limited, the company the Chinese miners work for, be evacuated from the district immediately.
“The company has since 2010 been mining in the area but claimed to be providing mining support services to two small-scale mining groups- Pubortaaba Mining Group and Yenyeya Mining Group. The company has since hidden and ridden [on] the back of these small mining groups to carry out mining operations equivalent to large-scale mining and this leads to unhealthy issues.
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