General News of Tuesday, 2 May 2017Source: mynewsgh.comGalamsey affecting water production in Ghana - GWCL MDIng Dr Clifford Braimah, Managing Director of the Ghana Water Company LimitedThe Managing Director (MD) of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) Ing Dr Clifford Braimah has bemoaned the level of water pollution in the country indicating that it gravely affects the production of water for both domestic and industrial use. “The menace of illegal and unsustainable mining popularly known as “galamsey” threatens the ability of the GWCL to continue producing water to meet the domestic and industrial needs of Ghana. Dr Braimah hinted of plans to commission a comprehensive audit of all water bodies in Ghana in order to map out the state of our water bodies and the extent of interferences from illegal gold mining and other pollution. In addition to this, the company will explore ways of bolstering communities’ sense of ownership of water bodies with the view to empowering them to police water bodies that pass through their communities”, he emphasized. The GCWL boss reiterated the company’s resolve to partner with government in the fight against the pollution and contamination of our water bodies and the provision of safe and affordable water for the consumption of Ghanaians.

Source: GhanaWeb May 02, 2017 01:07 UTC