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Masaka starts wetland restoration

Environment authorities in Masaka District have embarked on an exercise to restore wetlands which are grossly degraded in the area.

On Tuesday, a team from the environmental police and district natural resources department cut down several acres of banana, coffee, beans, and passion fruits gardens in Kititi wetland in Kyanamukaaka sub-county.

Mr James Bukoma, the Masaka regional environment police commander, said the affected farmers had earlier been directed to leave the area but they refused.

“We first sensitised the farmers about the dangers of cultivating in the wetlands and they were given a grace period of six months to vacate, but they continued planting crops while using agro-chemicals which contaminated the water,” he said during an interview.

‘’This is the reason why we have applied force to evict them,” he added