The Namasale town council in Amolatar district has closed the sand mining operation at the Oribcan site.

Speaking to our reporter recently, town clerk Susan Acio Eyuru stated that the closure was effective immediately, stating that the decision was made due to the threats posed by rising water levels.
She added that the water level is destroying the site, road reserve, and the neighbouring homes.
Namasale benefits financially from sand mining, but the town clerk insists that lives and roads be prioritised.
Jolly Odongo, the Namasale town council’s vice-LC3 chairperson told reporters that they had developed a bylaw, and according to the bylaw, anyone who forcefully participates in the activity will face a 12-month jail sentence or a monetary fine.

George Lawrence Ogwang, physical planner for the town council, stated that they conducted a survey and discovered the mining site’s poor condition that was out of control, as people were removing sand indiscriminately, to the point where they were encroaching on the road reserve.
He added that the region with noticeable cracks was also impacted by the rising water level.
He has asked those who get their daily bread from the Oribcan mining site to look for another alternative or location while they first address the issue at hand.