The National Mining Inspectorate announced that 11 companies were penalized for environmental crimes in the province of Manica, in central Mozambique.
“Last week, while holding the national meeting to improve the strategy for mitigating environmental issues, we took the opportunity to conduct field visits, where we found that there are still companies violating the law,” explained Grácio Cune, National Mining Inspector.
According to him, each mining company was penalized according to the type of violation committed, and mining activities along the Révuè basin were suspended. “Some of the companies had already been warned to comply with all environmental regulations during mining operations.”
“During the visits, we also found that mining activity continues to heavily affect the waters of the Chicamba reservoir, as they remain turbid and reach the dam nearly muddy,” he added.
Last year, the President of the Manica Business Council, Alcides Cintura, challenged academic institutions to find solutions that contribute to minimizing the environmental problems caused by mining. He highlighted river pollution and the destruction of agricultural fields and biodiversity as some of the issues caused by mining, particularly affecting the Manica district.
“The mining problem is structural and does not concern only the government and the private sector, but also the academic institutions. They can develop solutions to present to the Executive. If we leave our province with this problem caused by poorly managed artisanal mining, environmental disasters will worsen,” warned Alcides Cintura.
Source: Diário Económico
