India, Oct. 5 -- In a major step to conserve and manage the city's natural water bodies, the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has announced that details of all 181 ponds in the city will be uploaded on an online portal and monitored with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) and drone surveys.

MCG officials said the survey of all ponds has already been completed, which was started in early September, and a detailed drone mapping exercise will begin later this month. High-resolution photographs and data on each pond - including its land boundaries, depth, and sources of water inflow - will be recorded and made publicly accessible on the corporation's website.

"This initiative will not only make the data accessible to citizens b...