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  Officers from the Abuakwa South Municipal office of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) in the Eastern Region, led by the Municipal Director, Mr. Aikins Ofori, have embarked on a monitoring tour across the municipality to assess the impact of mining activities in the area. The inspection, conducted on 5th November 2025, took the team to several communities including Kyebi Akwadum, Potrase, Akyem Apedwa, and Akyem Asafo. During the visit, it was observed that many miners had blocked major waterways, while others had diverted river courses to facilitate their operations. At Potrase, the team witnessed particularly alarming scenes where miners had dug pits beneath high-tension electricity poles and in the middle of access roads leading to farmlands and nearby villages, severely disrupting movement and endangering lives. A local farmer, identified as Nana Yaw, lamented that he can no longer transport his farm produce due to the destruction of access roads, causing s...