Anambra State Governor Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo has approved the operation of five miners but is in strict compliance with the new operational rules of the State.
This was made known in a statement made available on Friday which revealed that the process was undertaken not only to stop the illegal and unauthorised mining activities but to safeguard the roads which was built with taxpayers’ money.
It urged prospective mining operators to adhere to the mining regulations to obtain a clearance from the Governor.
On July 12, the Anambra State Government suspended illegal sand mining activities due to its total disregard of the extant Mining Act,2007 which has caused vandalization and degradation of lands of the host communities.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday ten suspected illegal miners who engage in illegal sand mining activity in a government-restricted area in Aguleri, Anambra East council of the state were paraded at the headquarters of the enforcement team of Operation Clean And Healthy Anambra, OCHA Brig.
