Burma Nagar Pond has been chosen for restoration by CMWSSB as part of the Sustainable Water Mission. The pond is located at the end of 13th Street, Burma Nagar in Tiruvottiyur. The pond is surrounded by revetment along with steps. Both the revetment and steps that were damaged in the 2015 floods have been renovated. Profuse growth of prosopis along the bund was removed. Inlet and outlet provisions were made in the pond. The pond is free from encroachment and is not polluted with solid waste dumping. Diverting sullage or sewage into the pond is prevented and blocked. The open area located to the north of the pond is the major catchment to the pond. The eastern side of the pond along the playground is provided with barbed wire fencing. The pond has been restored under the Chennai Smart City project funds.

The pond is rectangular in shape. There is water in the pond during the time of survey. The pond is provided with revetment all around and also with steps. Both the revetment and steps have to be reworked as it got damaged in the 2015 floods. The bund is with profuse growth of prosophis. Inlet and outlet provisions were made in the pond. The pond is free from encroachment and is not polluted with solid waste dumping; Neither sullage nor sewage is diverted into the pond. The open area located to the north of the pond is the major catchment to the pond. The eastern side of the pond along the play ground is provided with barbed wire fencing. An HT line cross over the pond. Far west of the site is a container terminal located. Based on the interaction with the local community, it is inferred that the pond use to hold water for about 9-10 months in a year and the pond water is used for bathing and washing purpose.
Shallow openwells are the common groundwater extraction structure in this area. Proximity of the site to the Ennore creek makes the ground water saline in the area. The Total Dissolved Solids of the openwell water is tested and found to be more than 6000 mg/lt. The depth to water level at the time of study is at 2m below ground level. One of the major advantage of this pond is that it is not polluted neither by solid waste dumping nor domestic liquid waste diversion. There is no weed infestation found in the water spread area.
The pond can be renovated with minimal interventions. The thorny bushed along the bund to be removed. The inlet and outlet channels should be strengthened. The revetment and steps should be re worked. The pond can be provided with a barbed wire fencing and provided with a wicked gate. The run off from the open areas and from the play ground can be channelized into the pond. This requires cautious approach as there is waste water generated in the colony area gets stagnated around the pond which should not get diverted in to the pond.
Based on the TSS output, it is inferred that the total area of the pond is 2478.42 sq.m and the total length of the bund is 198.95m. The average depth of the pond is about 1.5m.