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• Authorities warn of risks to Diamer-Bhasha Dam, roads, bridges and settlements
• Untreated wash water, debris and oil from machinery areas of concern
GILGIT: Increasing placer gold mining activities in streams and rivers are threatening the fragile ecosystem of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), with authorities describing them as a serious risk to dams, including the Diamer-Bhasha Dam, as well as roads, bridges, important infrastructure and human settlements along riverbanks.
Currently, a large number of local companies, in joint ventures with national and multinational companies, are engaged in extracting gold from rivers and streams across GB.
