SAND MINING IN WATARI RIVER: NEXUS ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS

Year 2024, Volume: 8 Issue: 2, 11 - 24, 03.10.2024

Ahmad Said Abubakar , Nafeesat Hussaini Hassan Ali Hussain Nura Isyaku Bello

Abstract

The study aimed at assessing the implication of sand mining on environment and socioeconomic activities along Watari River. The study utilizes mixed method; where both qualitative and quantitative methods were used. Both primary and secondary sources of data were used. On the other hand, multi-stage sampling technique was used for this research. Descriptive Statistics (Univariate description) was used for data analysis where tabulation, percentage, bar chart and so on were used. On the other hand, the study reveals that majority of the respondents believed that they receive social benefit from sand mining activities, but all of them stated that they do not benefit from sand mining activity environmentally. Though, economically, majority of the respondent believed that they earn some income through engaging in sand mining activity. It is also identified that the most common social challenge that people face in the study area is death as a result of falling into some gullies or having accident as a result bad terrain they are having as a result of sand mining activity. The study recommended that It is recommended that the government should intervene directly into sand mining business by regulating the amount of sand should be mined every year in order to minimize the effect of creating gullies. Government should also enforce the compliance with environmental agencies in order to protect the environment and life of people living in the area.

Keywords

Sand mining, environmental implication, River Watari

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