The Union Urban Development Ministry has advised States to identify lakes and ponds in urban areas and notify them in municipal land records as “assets”.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/declare-water-bodies-urban-areas-assets-says-ministry
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/smriti-kak-ramachandran
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-urban-development
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lakes
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-conservation