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Government suspends enforcement of L.I 2462 on mining in forest reserves

Suleman
Last updated: October 10, 2024 6:40 am
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President Akufo-Addo has directed the Ministry of the Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation together with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to suspend with immediate effect the enforcement of L.I 2462 on mining in forest reserves.

This comes after a meeting with Organised Labour on Tuesday, October 8 after the latter had announced they will declare a nationwide strike on October 10 if government fails to take action against illegal mining.

In a statement issued on October 9 by the Office of the Presidency, President Akufo-Addo outlined a number of measures to address concerns raised by the Organised Labour.

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These include; a directive for the Defence Minister to deploy additional military forces to intensify ‘Operation Halt’ in curbing illegal mining activities.

“The operation will be bolstered by the deployment of naval boats on polluted river bodies to ensure the immediate cessation of all mining activities, legal or illegal, in and around these water bodies,” the statement said.

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