DCE calls for ban on chanfan machines to curb galamsey in water bodies

District Chief Executive (DCE) for Twifo-Atti-Mokwa, Isaac Yawson, has urged the government to immediately ban the importation of Chanfan machines to curb illegal mining activities affecting water bodies.


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