Watut River communities want answers about Hidden Valley mine pollution
Posted On October 18, 2011
By MALUM NALU
Minister for Environment and Conservation Benny Allan and his secretary Dr Wari Iamo have been asked to explain to mining-affected communities along the Watut River of Morobe province how the environment audit of Hidden Valley Mine will be conducted.
The Union of WatutRiver Communities (UoWRC) said the river people had patiently waited for the minister’s commitment to fufil but nothing had eventuated.
“The UoWRC has also blamed the Mineral Resources Authority (MRA), Department of Mining and the Health Department for ignoring the suffering of the silent majority by allowingthe foreign-owned Harmony Gold and Newcrest Mining to regulate their own action in the Hidden Valley Mining,” said UoWRC president Reuben Mete.
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