Rev. Fr. Joseph Kwame Blay, a researcher, priest, and community mobilizer, has advocated for the implementation of a comprehensive zoning system in Ghana to tackle the widespread issue of illegal mining, commonly referred to as galamsey.
His call comes in response to the severe degradation of natural resources caused by galamsey activities across the country.
Speaking on the Point of View program on Channel One TV on Wednesday, Rev. Fr. Blay suggested the creation of designated zones to more effectively regulate and manage mining operations.
“There must be zones in Ghana. There must be a green zone, which will be no mining…Then there should be the amber zone where places like the savannah areas which is not too vegetable or is not very good for farming if they are mining they do it well.”
“Then we have the real places where gold is concentrated like Obuasi, like Tarkwa and then we do the proper mining,” he stated.
