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Alhaji Collins Dauda, the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, on Thursday said the Ministry is working to finally closed down the Lavenda Hill.

Lavenda Hill is a place located in James Town, a suburb of Accra, where the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) disposes liquid waste directly into the sea.

Speaking to Journalists in Accra after visiting the site, Alhaji Dauda said the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development in collaboration with AMA are into final negotiations with the government of Netherland to seek financial support to construct an ultra modern plant for the disposable of liquid waste.

He said when the agreement is approved, the new plant to replace the Lavenda Hill site would be ready by the end of the year, ending the discharge of liquid waste directly into the sea.

Dr Alfred Oko Vanderpuye, Accra Metropolitan Assembly Chief Executive, said the AMA is determined to close down Lavenda Hill and has started a pilot project called Mudor Plant for feacal sludge, where some of the liquid waste is currently disposed in Accra.

He said since the pilot project had proved to be successful, the same method would be employed to end operations at the Lavenda Hill.

He said the Assembly is also constructing sewage lines in the capital city to be linked to the Mudor Plant and another one being constructed at East Legon.

Alhaji Dauda, as part of his tour, visited the Kpone Engineered Sanitary landfill site in the Tema metropolis, where solid wastes are disposed and it was discovered that the four cells of the engineered site was almost full after two just years of its operations.

He said government would help acquire more land for the expansion of the landfill site to enable the managers to continue working, while other ways of disposal are explored.

He said government intends to record zero incidence of cholera this year and had stepped up a sensitization campaign to educate the citizenry.

He urged the media, religious leaders, Civil Society Organisations and other stakeholders to join the campaign, especially when the rainy season sets in, to ensure a cholera free environment.