Galamsey activities redirect Mankran Stream, destroy farms, and threaten flooding in Okroase

Already, the diverted milky sludge from the water body from the artisanal mining activities has destroyed several acres of rice farms and a commercial coconut and oil palm nursery, running into millions of cedis.

Residents of Okroase in the Ahafo Ano Southwest district of the Ashanti Region are living in fear over a possible flooding situation as illegal mining operations redirect the flow of the Mankran Stream.

The farmers say the earthworks have altered the natural course of the stream, forcing water into adjoining farms.