The Ghana Boundary Commission has collaborated with the National Boundary Commission of Cote d’Ivoire to help fight illegal mining along River Tano.

The National Boundary Commission of Cote d’Ivoire has said it is prepared to share intelligence with Ghana to help devise strategies to fight against the mining activities along the River Tano.

Authorities in Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire have raised concerns about the heavy pollution of the river which serves as a boundary between the two countries.

National Coordinator of the Ghana Boundary Commission, Major General Emmanuel Kotia disclosed this to the media on Thursday after the Lands and Natural Resources Minister paid a working visit to the offices of the Ghana Boundary Commission.

“What the National Boundary Commission of Cote d’Ivoire has offered us, is that they are ready to give us the intelligence to assist in the illegal mining effort along the Tano because it is also affecting them,” he said.

Major General Kotia explained that collaboration was important because Ghana alone could not tackle the menace.

“There is a need for collaboration between the two of us because these river bodies serve as boundaries between the two countries.

“You cannot go and carry out an activity without the consent or cooperation or collaboration of the other country,” he said.

He said both countries will map out strategies in subsequent meetings to tackle the canker.

“In subsequent meetings, strategies will be discussed and various actors within Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire will be brought in to map out strategies in which we can assist,” he added.

The Lands Minister during the familiarisation visit assured the Commission of the provision of adequate funding and office accommodation in the course of the year.