Private legal practitioner and a member of the communications team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Edudzi Tamekloe, has said he finds it strange that while sand winning has been blamed partly for the tidal wave flooding in parts of Keta and Ketu South, the government has not deployed the military to prevent it.
He stated that if it is true that the people in Keta are engaged in sand winning, then what has prevented state authorities to intervene with security agencies in the country.
Edudzi Tamekloe said that like galamsey, the activities of sand winning tends to pose the same environmental challenges so if the military has been deployed to help prevent the activities of galamsey, then the same thing should be done when considering sand winning.
"Even we can deploy the military in voter registration and so nothing stops us from getting the military involved if indeed that is the state of affairs," he said.
He said living conditions have become dire in the area as a result of the flooding.
"The people used to get everything from the sea but today, you cannot have the same conversation. Fish stock and everything is going down and so the tendency for people to look out for other opportunities is high,” he said.
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The recent tidal wave invasion in the Keta and Ketu Municipalities have been attributed to the activities of sand winning in the area.
Residents have been appealing to the government to put measures in place that will help bring an end to the illegal mining of sand in the area.
About 4,000 residents have been displaced since the rising tides flooded homes close to the sea.