A viral video on social media has brought to light the devastating state of the White Volta at Yapei in the Savannah Region.

The extent of the damage believed to be caused by the activities of illegal miners in the country was unveiled as the video progressed.

The once known colourless river is now brown in colour. This makes it unfit for domestic and commercial purposes.

It is not far-fetched that galamsey activities have been blamed for the pollution of the waterbody. Illegal miners have destroyed several other water bodies including River Pra, River Ankobra, River Birim.

Successive governments have put in numerous measures to rid the country of galamsey, however, the menace continues to persist.

A section of the populace believes intense sanctions is the way to go to deter others from engaging in the illegal acts. Recently, a galamsey kingpin, Aisha Huang, was handed a four and half year sentence for unlawfully engaging in mining.