Hyderabad, Sept. 14 -- The Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) Minister KT Rama Rao has decided to appoint a special commissioner for the preservation of lakes and ponds in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation's limits.

The Minister has called a meeting to review the ponds and lakes within the jurisdiction of GHMC limits and directed the MAUD secretary Arvind Kumar to appoint a special commissioner.

The Minister has instructed the secretary for the development and preservation of 185 lakes and ponds in the GHMC limits.

The Minister said that the responsibility of the new commissioner would be to beautify the area around the lakes and ponds. His duties shall also include to clean up the sewerage water through a sewe...