Govt commissions water project for Kyebi As part of NDC 2012 manifesto to mobilize funds for the construction of new, and the rehabilitation and expansion of existing water treatment plants, p58 • President John Dramani Mahama ended his two day working visit to the Eastern Region with the commissioning of a Water Treatment Plant for the people of Kyebi in the East Akyem Municipality on Wednesday. • The plant is part of six projects at Akyem Asafo, Apedwa in the East Akyem Municipality, Kwabeng and Anyinam in the Atiwa District and Osenase in the West Akyem District, which were constructed at the cost of 7.9 million Euros. • Addressing a mini durbar of chiefs and people of Kyebi on Wednesday, President Mahama expressed concern about the activities of illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey in the area. • The rate of degradation of the environment at Kyebi, as a result of the illegal mining activities, should be a concern to everybody. • President John Dramani Mahama has therefore called on the traditional authorities to join hands with the government to flush out the illegal miners to save the environment. • It is unfortunate that due to illegal mining, all water bodies in the area had been destroyed, making it difficult for the Ghana Water Company to treat water for the people. • The Ghana Water Company (GWC) had to spend more money to buy chemicals, four times more than what is required for the treatment of the water to make it portable for the people of the area. • President Mahama said government was not against mining in the area, but would not sit unconcerned for people to destroy the environment. • He therefore cautioned that, anybody who wants to go into mining should follow the laid down procedures or face the wrath of government.
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