It will take over 300 years to restore our soil to its natural state – Research Scientist 

A Research Scientist at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Soil Research Institute, Dr. Albert Kobina Mensah, has disclosed that it will take over 300 years to restore the soil to its’ natural state after the aftermath of the galamsey.

During an interview on JoyNews’ Newsfile, monitored by MyNewsGh.com, Dr Albert Mensah sated that per research conducted with some plants to restore the soil to its natural state, the calculations show that it will take about 300 years to restore the lands to its natural state.

“There are some calculations we’ve done and we wanted to see how many years it will take to restore the soil back to its natural state. We used some plants for this research to see how they would remediate the chemicals from the soil. The calculations show that if we want to get to the pristine condition, it shows it will take about 300 years”. He revealed

A few days ago, the government deployed over 100 armed military personnel to various water bodies in a renewed effort to clamp down on illegal mining activities, locally known as galamsey.

This action follows growing agitation from over 50 state and private civil society organizations (CSOs), urging the government to address the environmental devastation caused by galamsey, which has severely affected the country’s water bodies, farmlands, and forests.

To combat the ongoing menace, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo directed the Minister for Defence to deploy additional military forces to strengthen “Operation Halt,” the ongoing initiative aimed at eradicating illegal mining activities.

This deployment is part of the government’s broader strategy to intensify the crackdown on galamsey, which has become one of Ghana’s most pressing environmental challenges.

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