WHITE

TOWN
THE FRENCH COLONY

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HISTORY Pg .no
X
Introduction 5 SOCIA-ECONOMIC AND CULTURE Pg.no
History of Pondicherry 6-7 DEMOGRAPHY
Time-line of Boulevard 8-9 Population size 35
History of Boulevard town 10 Population density 36
History of white town 11-12 Age structure 37
Evolution 13-14 Work force 38
Evolution of white town 15 ECONOMIC STATUS
Attraction of white town 16 Origins and Working people's living data 39
Analysis 17 Ownership, Occupancy, Source of income 40
Inference 18 No of people working, Occupation, 
Commercial timing 41
LAYOUT Pg .no
Activities 42
Figure ground map 20-21
Tourism 43-44
Land use map 22-23
Recreational spaces 45
Built- use map 24-25
Culture 46-48
Heritage buildings 26
Environmental impact 48-52
Streets and roads 27-28
Issues faced 53
Street names 29-30
Safety in living 54
Road sections 31
Vegetation map 32
Macrolevel map 33
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HOUSING AND ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES Pg.no
Introduction 56
Streetscapes 57
INFRASTRUCTURE Pg.no
Design aspects(French building) 58
Introduction 86
Typologies of French buildings 59
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE :
Design aspects(Tamil buildings) 60
Regional Connectivity 87-89
Typologies of Tamil buildings 61
Transportation 90
Climatic considerations 62
Roads 91
Structural system 63
Parking 92
Construction materials and techniques 64
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE :
Features of French house 65
Electricity 93-94
Features of French façade 66
Water supply 95-96
Features of tamil house 67
Drainage 97
Compound wall of French buildings 68
Waste management 98-100
Entrance Gate of French buildings 69
Important landmarks 100-104
Doors 70 -71
Educational institutions 105
Windows 72-74
Government buildings 106
French arcades style 75
Hospitals 107
Pilasters and cornices 76
Banks,atms and post offices 108
Staircases 77
Restaurants, Hotels, Bars, Theatres 109
Balconies 78
Religious buildings 110
Parapets 79
Open spaces 111
Building composition(French style) 80
Building composition (tamil style) 81
Street composition 82
Goubert avenue-custom House and central excise 83
Dumas Street - superintendent of police, Grade II 84
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HISTORY AND EVOLUTION

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INTRODUCTION BOULEVARD TOWN

PUDUCHERRY

WHITE TOWN

TAMIL NADU
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• Charming White Town is known for the French colonial-era villas lining its leafy streets.
Eateries from quirky cafes to upscale courtyard restaurants serve French, Indian, and
Franco-Tamil cuisine, while small crafts shops dot cobbled lanes. The beachfront
promenade is popular for evening strolls.
• Almost two hundred years of French occupation have resulted in a distinct beautification of
Pondicherry. The White Town area of Pondicherry is also known as the French Quarter and
one could not be at fault if one thought of being in Montpellier or Bordeaux. Many of these
structures in the French Quarter of Pondicherry are colonial buildings and were built by the
French during their rule. Some of the buildings in White Town have been deemed as
heritage sites and are breathtakingly beautiful.
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 HISTORY
OF
PONDICHE
 Pondicherry, a small town in the South-Eastern part of India, is a former French
colony.

 Until theRRY
Europeans arrived, it was a small village consisting mostly of straw huts, and
a few brick houses, populated primarily by fishermen, weavers and trading castes.

 Before the foreigners it was under Pallavar kingdom ,Cholas, Pandyas and many
more.
 Pondicherry is newly officially known as Puducherry and it is India’s one union
territory, union territory of Puducherry’s capital city.
 History of this place was recorded only after the arrival of Dutch, Portuguese, British
and French traders.

• This epoch begins with the arrival of the great

Portuguese explorer at Calicut on 27th May 1498.

• In 1693, Pondicherry fell into the hands of the Dutch

and remained five and half years in their possession,
who prepared a comprehensive plan for a grid
patterned settlement.

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 Pondicherry with her surrounding villages and rivers 20th
November 1694. Within these limits, the Dutch worked out a
greater urban project. They thought that not only the Indian
artisans and merchants, who had left the place at the beginning
the siege, would return, but also the new settlers would be
attracted by the opportunities offered to them by the company.
They therefore planned a new town on the western side of the
establishment.
 It consisted of large rectangular blocks of houses separated by
straight streets, intersecting at right angles: a simple structure
which corresponded to spatial and functional distribution of the
different Indian communities.
 The Dutch planned the town not only to attract the artisans and
merchants, who left the town at the beginning of the Dutch siege,
but also to attract new settlers to take part in the trading interests
of the Dutch East India company.
 The Dutch are also at the origin of the separation between Ville
noire and Ville Blanc (Black Town and White Town) which is today
known as Tamil town and French Town.
 But the symbolic separation by the canal was not apparent during
that period.
 When the French regained the town in 1699 , the Dutch design
was partly implemented in the Northern side.
 The only commodity that produced at Pondicherry was textiles.
Therefore, the aim of the French was cloth trade. The textiles of
Pondicherry were used as the main medium for the exchange of
spices in the exchange of spices in the Southeast Asia during the
seventeenth century.

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 TIME-LINE
B O U L E VA U R D The foundation of Pondicherry was
laid in the year 1673 after the “La
Compagnie française des Indes
orientales”( French east india
Company)was successfully obtained
firman from the Qiladar of
Valikondapurarm under the Sultan of
Bijapur.

.In 1674, the French Company placed

François Martin as the first Governor
and who initiated the ambitious
project to transform Pondicherry from
a small fishing village into a
flourishing port-town.

.
.Consequently, Pondicherry was
captured by the Dutch in 1693 but
was returned to French company by
the Treaty of Ryswick in 1699.

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In the period of Anglo-French
B O U L E VA U R D wars from 1742 to1763
Puducherry changed hands
and in 1761 the British “East
India Company” captured
Puducherry from the French
and restored the French
Company administration by
the Treaty of Paris in 1763.

On a de facto basis, the

bureaucracy had been united
with India’s on 1 November 19
and the de jure union of French
India with the Indian Union too
place in the year 1963.

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ISTORY OF BOULEVARD TOWN
 During the French rule, the Tamil town was further classified into Hindu, Muslim and
Christian quarters.

 White town was for French quarter.

 Each street in the Boulevard town was occupied by different communities ranging
from farmers, businessmen, grocers, jewellers, oil merchants, craftsmen, weavers,
toddy manufacturers, fishermen, dancers, potters, laundrymen etc

 It was only during the French rule, the Uppar river that drained into the backwaters
of Bay of Bengal was channelized up to the Northern end of the Boulevard as a
storm water drain, which became the Grand Canal separating the French and Tamil
quarters.

 The French constructed Fort Louis surrounded by a moat from the Uppar river to
protect the factory from adversarial attacks.

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HISTORY The French first set foot here in 1670 and left a part of them when their undistributed rule
OF WHITE finished in 1954.
Only after 1816 the French gained permanent control of Pondicherry but the town had lost
TOWN much of its former glory
Old world French colonial architecture, with a little bit of Tamil influence thrown in can be found
in the French quarters of Pondicherry
Today known as the white town you’ll find some beautiful buildings here, reminding you of
French colonial times
Villas with big compounds, and houses the color of sun burnt yellow, peach or white.
The white town area of Pondicherry is also known as the French quarter and one could not be
at fault if one thought of being in Montpellier or Bordeaux. ( Montpellier is A city in southern
France, Bordeaux is A city in southwest of France)
Many of these structures in the French quarter of Pondicherry are colonial buildings and were
built by the French during their rule.
Some of the buildings in white town have been deemed as heritage sites and are
breathtakingly beautiful.
Pondicherry’s French quarter is laid out in a grid pattern, with parallel streets cutting across
each other at right angles.
The French quarter or white town area is the part located close to the seaside promenade
facing bay of Bengal.

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 HISTORY
OF WHITE
 MostTOWN
landmarks were built after 1816, in the 19th century bazaars, textile mills,
schools, hospitals, a lighthouse and administrative buildings were constructed.
Officials started building spacious bungalows in the Ville Blanche, more roads were
added in the center, a number of schools and churches was founded, a large pier was
constructed and a water pipe system brought a higher level of hygiene to the people.
 With the Industrial Revolution a small industry (mostly centered around the
production of fabrics) was started on the outskirts of the city center. The French made
sure no industry would start within the town center.
 Pondicherry became a port of call for ships going from France to Indochina and vice
versa. This position was further enhanced by the opening of the Suez canal in 1869.
This new role influenced the lay-out of the city: all harbor related buildings were
constructed close to the sea and the harbor. The administrative buildings were located
within a kilometer of the shore, just far enough to protect them from a sudden naval
attack. In this lay-out the residential and educational buildings were pushed to the
south side of town.

Source: URBAN HERITAGE,MASS TOURISM,GENTRIFICATION AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THE

BOULEVARD TOWN OF PONDICHERRY. By Ananthi Gavoussalya velmurugan
Raja & Nath Keshari, 2005

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N 2.1694
Design of a large new
town with a very regular
1..Before Dutch arrived Geometric layout,
Primarily ,a weaving and rectangular blocks of
fishing village houses , separated by
straight streets, intersecting
at right angles.

3.1705
French executed old 4.1880
Dutch plan. Grid pattern proposed by Dutch
In 1694 according to prevailing
Caste system.

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EVOLUTIO By 1755, the French fortified the
town on all sides by a moat to
N protect from their enemies. The
Uppar river was channelisedto
the Northern Boulevard which
distinguished the town as French
town and Tamil town.

By 1699, the French

started establishing the
plan of the Dutch. The
fort was surrounded by
a moat from the river
Uppar and a factory
was set up inside the
fort.

By 1820, the moat was

destroyed by the English during
By 1705, the fort was the war which created a lane on
expanded, and the Boulevard all four sides that looked like a
town started expanding. Boulevard. Thus, the town got
its name as Boulevard town.

Source: URBAN HERITAGE,MASS TOURISM,GENTRIFICATION AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THE

BOULEVARD TOWN OF PONDICHERRY. By Ananthi Gavoussalya velmurugan
Raja & Nath Keshari, 2005

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EVOLUTION
OF WHITE
PORT
TOWN
STATUE  Next to Mahatma Gandhi
 In 1869 governor Dupleix was Statue and right across
honored for his efforts in from the city hall stands a
French India one century small diner.
 The original building was a
earlier. As made in Paris and
shipped to Pondicherry where port constructed during
it was placed on a pedestal English occupation, old
ornamental pillars from port building in the 1940’s.
Gingee. The statue was
placed on the beach, right
 The port building reused in
across park and looking out
over the Bay of Bengal. 1990’s by several shop
 The statue was moved from owners. Who slowly but
its pedestal, first to another surely transformed into a
place on the beach, then to unrecognizable place .
 This reason the building
the and now to the southern
end of the beach road where it was bought by the
was placed on a new place municipality of Pondicherry.
(Raja & Nath Keshari, 2005) .
 On the old location arose a LE CAFE
 Plans were made to
new statue the size of Dupleix'
statue, of a new hero restore the building in its
Mahatma Gandhi on the former glorying to make it
struggle for independence and attractive asset of the
this statue is placed in the beach road. This
middle of the honor. restoration has resulted in
the current building on the
image(LE CAFÉ).
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ATTRACTIONS OF
WHITE TOWN
SRI AUROBINDO ASHRAM

ROMAIN ROLLAND LIBRARY – PONDICHERRY

PONDICHERRY MUSEUM

PONDICHERRY OLD LIGHTHOUSE

GANDHI STATUE

JOAN OF ARC STATUE

DUPLIEX STATUE
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 ANALY
SIS is the French interpretation of the original name "Puducheri"
"Pondicherry"
meaning 'new settlement’.

Pondicherry at the beginning was a small village consisting mostly of

fisherman, weavers and trading castes. Excavations at Arikamedu, about
7 kms to the south of the town, show that the Romans came here to trade
in the 1st century AD. The trade included dyed textiles, pottery and semi-
precious stones. The findings are now displayed in the Pondicherry
Museum. Pondicherry was part of the Pallava, the Chola and Pandya
empires from the 4th to 14th centuries, and thereafter it became a part of
the Vijayanagar Empire, followed by Islamic rule.
After the Dutch came they wanted to attract traders and craft men so
they started to build the town of Pondicherry. It was the Dutch who laid
out the grid pattern layout of the town. When the French took over the
place in Pondicherry they followed the French architectural style and the
place became to be known as White town. This area is less crowded and
has a better seaweed system with underground electric city lines. The
town is filled with beautifully built French houses, heritage hotels and
restaurants, French schools, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Arulmigu Manakula
Vinayagar Temple and government administrative buildings in the present
situation.

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INFERENCE
The beauty of white town is due to the French architecture and planning following the French cities so there is a
well defined layout of the town . On the other hand the reason for the name of the town to be white town it’s mainly
due to the racism present in that time period. The French separated the Indians and themselves with a canal called
Great canal. The Indians formed a town called Tamil town with Indian architecture and there is no similarity in the
design except for the grid pattern. The Britishers also practiced the same.

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FIGURE
GROUND MAP

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FIGURE
GROUND MAP

SCALE 1:1
FF - BUILDINGS
NUMBER OF BUILDINGS- 456
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 LAND USE
MAP

 The existing land use pattern shows the dominance of residential

area.
 It can be observed that a considerable area is under
public/semipublic use as this land use consist of the administrative
and government buildings, educational institutions, medical
institutions, social amenities and public utilities as part of this land
use.
 The area for recreational use is practically negligible, since there
are not many green spaces, parks and gardens.
 There is a considerable area under industrial uses also.
 Due to the presence of buildings with French architecture in the
white town, the due consideration is given for their preservation
while proposing land uses, as the buildings are of rich heritage
value.

Source: COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR PUDUCHERRY

PLANNING AREA - 2036

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LAND USE
MPARPO P O S E D
FOR 2036

 The existing public and semipublic zone and 21 heritage buildings

notified by the government are kept intact as they are important
landmarks of boulevard area.

 The central jail is proposed for parking. These proposals will help in
easing out the parking issue of the boulevard town.

 The beach at promenade is proposed as recreational /tourism zone.

 In the case of residential development ,no new residential area is

proposed .Only the existing residences is to be is to be kept as
residential while in case of commercial development ,new commercial
areas have been proposed.

 Other than that, mixed land use development is also proposed. Where
the development is of mixed character. Where the ground floor is used
as commercial and the first floor as residential zone/vise versa

Source: COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR PUDUCHERRY

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 B U I LT U S E
MAP
 Building use in the French quarter is quite unique due to its European and
Ashram influence which has become a major tourist’s attraction. All the
major government buildings are in the heart of the French town.
 Northern part of the French quarter is largely residential because of the
Ashram buildings while the Southern part is filled with restaurants, hotels,
cafes and bars to accommodate the tourist’s requirements.
o Total number of building=456
o Residential building=210
o Commercial building=109
o Public/semi public building=64
o Mixed used building=60
o Not used building=7
o Under construction building=6

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B U I LT U S E
MAP

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HERITAGE BUILDINGS

White town is known for its distinct French architectural styles.

Heritage buildings are classified into three grades: Category I buildings
generally form important landmarks in the precinct, Category II A and
Category B are buildings of local importance possessing special
architectural and aesthetic merit than heritage Category I. Category III
buildings are buildings that possess architectural, aesthetic or sociological
interest not as much as Category II but they determine the character of the
locality. The French buildings are better conserved due to several reasons:
• The residents in the French town are aware and proud of their heritage.
• Predominant of the buildings in the French town belong to Ashram and
hence conserved.
• The rest of the owners have converted them into hotels, restaurants and
boutiques to attract tourists and make money.
The French heritage is hailed and preserved. The French town
has become the main cultural attraction for tourists.

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 STREETS
&ROADS

o The town was built on a “grid-plan” system. All the streets in this part of
the town are perpendicular to the shoreline and intersect with each other
in a right angle.
o Primary roads : N.S.C Bose Salei, Beach Road and Sardar Vallabai Patel
Salei
o Secondary roads: Streetscapes in the town
o Tertiary roads : Other roads.
. The Beach Road is
proposed to be
pedestrianized from
6 pm to 7:30 am
starting from the
junction of Dumas
Street and Goubert
Avenue in south
boulevard till old
distillery in the
northern side of
boulevard
ROADS:
 Traffic congestion is high h the road.
 Roads in French town lack enough lighting and are deserted after
9pm.
 Trees are cut and are not allowed to grow since they obstruct the
views of display boards

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S
&ROADS
 More buildings are connected to each other, highlighting typical
French streetscape in the town.
STREETS:
 The streetscapes in the Boulevard town are chaotic due to varied
users.
 Though the streetscape in the French town are beautiful than the
Tamil town, the newly added pedestrian lights on the pavement in
the French town are obstructing the pedestrians to walk on the
pavement.
 The pavements too are not maintained well forcing the pedestrians The Beach Road is
proposed to be
to walk on the road. pedestrianized from
6 pm to 7:30 am
starting from the
junction of Dumas
Street and Goubert
Avenue in south
boulevard till old
distillery in the
northern side of
boulevard

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STREET NAMES

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STREET NAMES

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 ROAD
SECTIONS

 Build in the year 1709 from Upper-a tributary of the Gingee river,
to fill up moats of the fort St.louis and its outer fortifications.
 Build as an effective network of rainwater sewers to channelise
the storm water run off to the sea.

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V E G E TAT I O N M A P

 July to September being the monsoon season is a

good time to visit the town to experience the lush-
green landscape.
BHARATI PARK
 One of such important landscape is provided by
Bharati Park which is in the green centre Of the
French town.
 Giant rain trees, Jungle geranium, Agave angustifolia
and Areca palm can be seen here.
 Major trees that are present in white town are neem,
banyan, flame of forest, mango tree, teak etc.
 There are woody plant groups, hedge plants,
ornamental plants and hydrophytes.
 Few Varieties of roadside trees are pomegranate,
monoon longifolium, weeping fig, sacred fig, monkey
pod tree, cluster fig, tamarind and Royal poinciana.

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MACRO LEVEL
• Grid iron planning can be clearly seen from macro level.
• As we can see the heritage buildings are more on White Town.

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURE

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 From the demographic survey, it is found
that 74% of the participants were 50+ years while
20% were between 35-50 years and 6% were
DEM OGRAPHY between 20-35 years.
20-35
6%

POPULATION SIZE
TOTAL POPULATION(2020)-13163 35-50
MALE POPULATION-6439 20%
FEMALE POPULATION-6724

50+ Population Growth Rate of last three decades

74%

51% Comparing to the nearby UT’s

49% Population Distribution in UT, 2011

FEMALE POPULATION MALE POPULATION

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Decadal Population Growth rate in Puducherry

Region, 1981 to 2011

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 In Puducherry Municipality, density has
DEM OGRAPHY drastically increased in the western and
northern side of Boulevard Town from
2001 to 2011. It is clearly illustrated in
the map that many development has
taken place towards the northern and
western parts of Puducherry
POPULATION DENSITY-15066 PEOPLE PER KM2 POPULATION DENSITY OF PONDICHERRY
Municipality due to the presence of
Kamaraj Salai, Saram 45ft road and MUNICIPALITY PERSONS PER HECTARE
Mahatma Gandhi road. IN WHITE TOWN: 0-30

WN

WN
E TO
E TO
WHIT

WHIT
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 The age structure does not indicate the pyramid structure, instead it has
DEM OGRAPHY the pattern of tree structure which reaches at peak for the age group of
20-24. Therefore, considering the above condition, the same may be
forecasted for the Puducherry region. Hence, creating more educational
AGE STRUCTURE facilities and employment opportunities will generate the positive synergy
of this age group towards the economic development of Puducherry
region.

AGE STRUCTURE IN WHTE TOWN AGE STRUCTURE IN PONDICHERRY

(https://geoiq.io/places/White-Town/RDkBrOjLsi)
ANALYSIS
It can be clearly seen that age group from 6-24 is more in white town
area because they have many educational institutions in the White
town area.

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 DEM OGRAPHY

WORK FORCE
 Among the participants, 43% of the residents were doing
business, 33% were retired, 18% were working in private
sector and 6% were working in the government sector
 Currently, the Boulevard town is predominantly occupied by old people. The future of the
Boulevard town lies in the hands of the next generation. The younger generation has moved to
the metropolitan cities for work and flood back to their hometown only during the weekends
and festival times, there by losing their daily connectivity to the place. BUSINESS RETIRED
PRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS GOVERNMENT WORKERS

18% 6%

33%
43%

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ECONOMIC STATUS ORIGIN

ORGINS:
 Predominantly, 76% of the residents were living in their ancestral property 24%
while 24% bought the property after 1980’s.
 The survey finds that most of the residents were living in the Boulevard area
for more than three generations.

WORKING PEOPLE LIVING

76%
3%

9%
Living in ancestral propert Bought property

48%

40%
WORKING PEOPLE LIVING DATA
 Interesting data is that 48% are living in the same
building, 40% are living outside Pondicherry. 9%
are residing outside the Boulevard town and 3%
are living in other streets inside the historic area.
Living in the same building  This shows that 49% of the young population do
Living inside pondicherry not live in the Boulevard town.
Living outside boulevard town
Living in other streets inside historic area

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 Ownership and occuppancy
ECONOMIC STATUS

OWNERSHIP AND OCCUPPANCY: 15%

 The occupancy status studied from 8 streets shows that buildings
which are occupied only by owners are 15% while the buildings for
commercial purposes are 18%.There are 10% buildings where part
of the building is occupied by the owner and the rest are rented 18%
 These buildings are often restored into a heritage hotel or a
58%
restaurant.

10%
SOURCE OF INCOME:
 16% of the residents income depended on tourism whereas the Buildings occuppied only by owners
remaining 84% does not depend on tourism for income. Buidings for commercial purpose
Part of the building occuppied by owner
Rented

TOURISM AS INCOME
PROFIT IN TOURISM

16%
28%

84% 72%

Income depended on tourism

Income not depended on tourism Agreed hat tourism has increased their income
Disagreed

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ECONOMIC STATUS OCCUPATION [40-75 YEARS]

NUMBER OF PEOPLE WORKING:

 Based on the survey, number of male respondents were higher than the 22%
female respondents. All the respondents were living in the Boulevard town 31%
for at least two generations. The interviewees were between 40 – 75
years of age.
 In terms of occupation of the interviewees, 31% were retired, 25% were
doing business, 22% were working in private sector and 22% were home 22%
makers.
 In the younger generations, it is found that 46%are working, 33% are 25%
studying and 21% are home makers

Retired Doing business

OCCUPATION [YOUNGER GENERATION] Working in private sector Home makers

21%
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES TIMING

46%  The timings of the business in the area has changed.

Previously, the business timings were 9 00 am – 2 00
pm and 4 00 pm – 9 00 pm. But nowadays, the shops
33% open by 10 30 in the morning and close by 10 30 in the
night.
 More commercials have led to more competition in the
town
Working Studying Home makers

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 ACTIVITIES

MIXED USE ACTIVITIES

These kinds of activities are
mainly generated due to the
mixed-use of land zoning.
Residential areas in the
street are row houses,
among some of which are
owners use their plots
for commercial use. This kind
of housing encourages
community living. The
activities include, kolam
making, jogging, activities
around tea shops, milkman,
newspaper stalls etc.

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 ANALYSIS TAX REVENUE GENERATED BY
 Many residents opened different issues that TOURISM
TOURISM they face which were in alignment with the
commercial and tourism pressure which
shows that predominant of the people are
feeling the heat of the current developments.
 More than the increasing number of tourists,
32% RESIDENTS STRONLY AGREED
QUALITY OF LIVING IN THAT TAX REVENUE GENERATED
the residents were worried about the quality BY TOURISM IS NOT BENEFIT-
NEIGHBOURHOOD TING THE RESIDENTS
of tourists coming to Pondicherry. They IT IS BENEFITTING THEM

perceive that domestic tourists were

TOURISM AND degrading the quality of life in the
COMMERIAL-
IZATION IS neighborhood. 82%
40% DISTURBING  Foreign tourists visit Pondicherry to know
THE QUALITY
OF LIFE OF
about culture and heritage, but domestic
NEIGHBOUR- tourists are visiting Pondy for cheap liquor
60% HOOD and this is not healthy tourism. Residents
DOESN’T CARE cannot accept any more commercialization
ABOUT IT

QUALITY OF LIFE DEPENDING TOURISM PONDICHERRY IS GROWING AS TOURIST

DESTINATION

STRONGLY AGREED RESIDENTS ARE

THAT TOURISM AND HAPPY THAT
COMMERICALIZA- PONDICHERRY IS
TION ARE DISTURB- GROWING AS A
46% ING THEIR QUALITY
41% TOURIST'S DES-
OF LIFE TINATION
54% TOURISM HAS IM- NOT HAPPY
PROVED LIFESTYLE 59%

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 COST OF LIVING IN TOWN

TOURISM

RESIDENTS IMPERSION ON TOURISM IN THE FEELS COST OF LIV-

TOWN 40% ING HAS INCREASED
IN THE TOWN BE-
CAUSE OF TOURISM
DOESN’T FEEL THAT
60%
17%

AN OPPORTUNITY
NEUTRAL
FELT IT AS THREAT
49% SHARING OF INFRASTRUTURE FACILITIES

34%

AGREED TO SHARE
INFRASTUCTURE
WITH TOURIST
47% EQUALLY
DOESN’T WANT TO
53% SHARE WITH TOURIST
ANALYSIS
 This shows the grey shades of tourism.
 Majority of residents feel tourism as an opportunity.

ANALYSIS
 This shows the warm and welcoming nature of the residents.
 Majority residents are happy to share their infrastructure with tourists
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RECREATION SPACE:

At present, the prominent recreational areas are Bharathi park,

Botanical garden and Promenade beach.
Parks and recreation services are often cited as one of the
most important factors in surveys of how liable communities
are. BHARATHI PARK BEACH AREA PONDICHERRY
Parks provide gathering places for families and social groups,
as well as for individuals of all ages and economic status,
regardless of their ability to pay for access.
The Puducherry region lacks recreational areas, parks and
playgrounds.
The total area falling under parks and playgrounds is 0.56
sq.km, which is 0.2% of total Planning Area according to
Existing Land Use area 2015.

ANALYSIS

 There is shortage of public open spaces in the precinct.

Bharathi park in the French town and Botanical garden
( which is near to French town)in the periphery of Boulevard
town are the only green space upgradation of public spaces.
 The public spaces are in worst condition because of lack of
design-based solution, lack of maintenance and balance
between the needs of the stakeholders.
 The streets also lack trees especially in the commercial and
mixed-use streets since the trees are considered to hide the
signboards and displays of the commercials.

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 Manakula Vinayagar Temple

CULTURE

 The incigenous people of Pondicherry are of Tamil

origin but home to a whole host of people from
different Indian states as well as from European
countries.
 Many of the locals born during French rules
adopted French citizenship and continues to have a
close ties with France. Eglise De Notre Dam Des
 The spirit of Pondicherry is driven from its past Anges-Church
history. It has been a part of several empires a
roman trade centre to being a part of Chola and
Vijaynagar empires and finally being a French
colony.
 Pondicherry has evolved tremendously. The present
day Pondicherry is known for its spiritual existence
of ashram and Auroville.
RELIGION
 People follow different religions like Hinduism,
Christianity and Islam.
CUISINE
 Cultural blend can be noticed in the cuisine
restaurants and eateries serve traditional vegetarian
Juma Masjid/ Kutba Mosque
cuisine, chettinad food and French cuisine.

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 CULTURE

HERITAGE FESTIVAL
 Heritage Festival continues to celebrate the singular
character of this extraordinary town and its environs.
 As a way of drawing attention to the need to conserve
Pondicherry's outstanding architectural legacy, the festival
has expanded its scope to embrace all manner of intangible
traditions.
 A diverse built environment, an idyllic seaside natural
setting, a rich spiritual and intellectual history, and
fascinating combination of indigenous and imported cultural
practices.
 It is the interplay of these factors that gives Pondicherry its
distinctive flavour,
 Heritage
• Environment
• Spiritual/intellectual history
• Indigenous/imported cultural practices

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 CULTURE

Heritage Car Rally

February
Organized by Madras Heritage Motoring Club in collaboration with
Department of Tourism, Government of Puducherry. Flamboyant
procession of vintage car from Chennai to Pondy. The rally is an
annual event organized as a spectacle for the Tourists and
Pondicherrians.
Francophone festival
March
This festival features performing arts ranging across theatre,
dance, music and elements of circus.
The festival takes after the "Les Francophonies en Limousin, an
annual event in Limoges, France, for over three decades that has
been bringing together artists sharing their theatrical practice in
French-speaking countries.
Masimagam festival
March
Every year on a full moon day in Maasi- between February and
March the streets bordering Pondicherry's shoreline turn into an
explosion of colour, chatter, religious fervour and a sea of
humanity. Deities from temples all around Pondicherry and even
neighbouring districts in Tamil Nadu make the long voyage and
are taken procession through the city's heritage streets right up to
the seashore at Vaithikuppam for the annual "theerthavari
ceremony. Thousands of devotees accompanying the deities pour
onto the Beach Road making it into the local holiday.

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 ENVIRONMENT
AL IMPACT

Environmental impacts in
seven broad categories.
-Solid Waste Management
- Air pollution
- Vandalism
- Noise pollution
- Traffic congestion
- Social spaces
- Trees

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 RESIDENTS REACTION IN ENVIRON-
MENTAL CONDITION IN TOWN
ENVIRONMENT
AL IMPACT

42%
AIR POLLUTION 58%
Though air pollution is considerably less compared to cities nearby
This is primarily because of constant vehicular movement in the streets.

AIR POLLUTION IN WHITE TOWN

Not soagreed
Have good that city environment is comfortable and peaceful to live in
the boulevard

24% SOCIAL SPACES

Most residents felt neutral in terms of maintenance
of the social spaces. While tourists’ areas such as
French town and promenade beach are very clean.
76%

High Neutral/Low
NOISE POLLUTION
There is no restriction for vehicular honking resulting in unnecessary honking in the town.
Noise pollution is mainly caused by vehicles and commercials such as restaurants, fast
food and plywood shops.
Most of the fast food shops in the town use the pavement for cooking, creating smoke
and noise.
Plywood shops use the pavement to cut their materials, resulting in high decibel of noise
in the neighborhood.
Hence the Boulevard town experiences noise throughout the day.

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 ENVIRONMENT TREES IN THE TOWN RESIDENTS RESPONSE ON SOLID WASTE
AL IMPACT MANAGEMENT

HAPPY WITH WASTE

MANAGEMENT IN THE
TREES 42% TOWN
Trees are obstructing the view of RESPONDED
45% MONAGEMENT IS
the display boards of the
commercials “Trees are cut by 58% 55% NOT THAT GOOD

the commercials so that lorries

can get inside the streets.
Trees are not maintained and
checked periodically. Trees are not well maintained in the neighbourhood
They doesnot care about it

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

 Solid waste management one of the major
 Still the residents in the St. Therese street
environmental issue in the town is sewage running in
and Rangapillai street complained that huge
the storm water drains in the street.
amount of garbage is dumped in the streets by the
 This is not caused by the tourists but the residents
commercials and there is no
themselves. Many residents have still not connected
restriction for the commercials to dispose
their sewage to underground drainage system.
their garbage.
 This drainage openly flows in the Grand canal and
 Since the garbage is collected only during the
has the potential to cause an epidemic.
early mornings and late nights, the garbage
 Many commercials such as fast food shops,
thrown away by the commercials in between lies
restaurants and lodges let the waste in the storm
throughout the day, creating nuisance for the
water drain which adds to the chaos in the heritage
residents.
area.

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 ENVIRONMENT
AL IMPACT VANDALISM IN WHITE TOWN

3.2

VANDALISM
 French town complained about chain
snatching and harassment mainly because
these streets lack enough lighting and are
deserted after 9 pm.
 Some shopkeepers were harassed by some robbers after
9.00pm so many shopkeepers close shops by 7pm.
There are no cameras or a better support
system for the protection of women.
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RESIDENTS AGREED VENDALISM IS VERY LOW IN

PONDICHERY

HIGH IN SOME AREAS

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 I S S U E S FA C E D

Traffic congestion in the town

• Loading and unloading of goods daily
coupled with extensive parking on either
side is the main reason for traffic congestion in the town.

LOADING AND UNLOADING IN STREETS

3%

Shops load and

23% unload goods daily

43% Do it weekly

This shows traffic congestion is high in roads

Do it monthly

Annually
31%

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SAFETY IN LIVING SAFETY IN THE AREA REASONS FOR FEELING UNSAFE

21% 15%
ANALYSIS
 Majority of the residents feel safe to 10%
live in the town . Only 21 % feel
50%
unsafe in the town . 15%
 Robbery is main reason for unsafe in
the town, and also some other
reasons are rowdyism, illegal 79%
10%
activities, overcrowd, alcoholics
Robbery Illegal activities
Harassed Alcoholics
Yes No
Overcrowd,rowdyism etc.

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HOUSING AND ARCHITECTURAL FEAUTURES

55
 INTRODUCTION

LAYOUT OF THE
FRENCH TOWN
 French Town originally
developed along the
coastline around the
Government Square
(present ‘Bharathi Park’
area).
 This Square was
surrounded by stately French type buildings
government buildings,
while residential
buildings interspersed
by institutional buildings
extended on either side.
 The avenue along the
beach was also Public – set amidst large plots with transparent enclosures, the
reserved for important On the northern side of the town there is a plans came from France and were adapted to local conditions,
buildings like the settlement of low-rise Tamil style buildings usually grand two-storied structures with arcades in ground floor and
Customs House, probably meant for the local colonnades in first floor.The sizes of plots and buildings are
Tribunal, Court and employees closely associated with the then comparatively larger making this part of the town a low density
others. The Grand French Government. settlement.
Canal separates the In the French quarter the buildings are of Residential – form the major building stock, simple and varied
French and Tamil towns two main categories – public and accordingly with full or partial frontage and built wall to wall giving
and originally there had residential: the typical street character.
been only two bridges
across this canal.

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STREET SCAPES

FRENCH TOWN  These street façades are usually plain and  The building composition is completed
 Continuous wall to wall construction, full or austere. by a continuous parapet usually
partial street frontage, high garden walls,  The exterior wall panels feature flat or segmental decorated with loopholes or terra-cotta
elaborate gateways. arched windows with bands and louvred wooden pot balusters, or curved.
 Solid walls divided into smaller panels by the shutters.  Important buildings decorative features
use of verticals (pilasters) and horizontals  Two-storied buildings wooden balconies and end ornaments are commonly
(cornices). supported on wrought iron brackets are common. used.

wooden balconies terra-cotta pot balusters

arched windows decorative features and end ornaments

Street Elevation , rue de la Marine

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 TYPICAL FRENCH HOUSE PLAN
DESIGN
ASPECTS

courtyard

FRENCH BUILDINGS
 Set within high compound walls and ornate gates most French
houses were built on a rather similar ground plan with variations in
size ,Orientation and details.
 The plan is the local version of the “hotel particulier”, the typical
mansion of the eighteenth century urban upper class in France.
 The main feature is the symmetrical plan and façade which usually
opens on to the garden/court. The plan is marked by interconnected
large rooms without corridors RENOVATED FRENCH HOUSE PLANS
 In front of the main façades colonnaded porticos were built to provide
better protection from sun and rain as well as to provide a pleasant
transition to the garden.
 A major change from the French model is the use of flat terraced
roofs instead of the pitched roofs of the Parisian villas – an influence
of local climate and construction techniques.
 The private garden court forms the major space onto which the other
building spaces open.
 In most cases the entrance court and private court are combined and
the interior façades – arcades, colonnades – face the courtyard.
 The interiors are more ornate than the exterior and the rooms are
marked by high ceilings, high arched doors and windows with
louvred or wooden shutters and bands. Series of arched openings
are usual in the case of long halls.
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 TYPOLOGIES
OF FRENCH
BUILDINGS 2. Two-storied residential building with partial street frontage and the
main façade facing the garden court inside.

1. Single-storied residential building with partial street frontage

and the main façade facing the entrance court inside.

3. Two-storied residential building with full street frontage 4. Public building set in the middle of a plot with fenced
and a large garden courtyard inside. enclosure on all four sides.

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 DESIGN
ASPECTS

TAMIL BUILDING
 Traditional Tamil houses are strictly functional,
and a series of open,semi-covered and
covered spaces with subtle levels and a
through-axis characterize the plan.
 The thinnai marks the transition space, after which
 the house is entered through a finely carved wooden door
and a vestibule,and once inside, the mutram (open
courtyard) becomes central space around which various
other private spaces are functionally arranged
 The mutram is an age-old concept, and according to the
Vaastu Shastra,each house was to possess an open
courtyard – known as brahmasthanam (meaning ‘vital
space’).
 This open space is mainly to facilitate a direct link– an
auspicious connection – with the five elements – earth, fire
(sun),water (rain), ether and wind. Country tiled roofs of the
surrounding thalvaram funnel air into this mutram, which is the
major source of lighting and ventilation. In the case of two-
storied buildings this space is covered by a clerestory.
Mutrams are very useful during functions or family meetings.

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 TYPOLOGIES
OF TAMIL
BUILDINGS

1. Simple country tiled house with 2. Simple ground floor house with 3. Typical house with thinnai
thinnai. thinnai and thalvaram. and thalvaram and partial
first floor.

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 CLIMATIC
CONSIDERATIO TAMIL SYTLE
 To minimize the discomfort of the tropical climate, where it is hot and
N humid throughout the year, direct openings and large volumes were
avoided (totally contrasting with the design approach of the large
FRENCH STYLE colonial villas on the other side of the town – for the same climate).
 Because of the high ceilings, voluminous rooms and  On the street side where the walls are exposed to direct sun or rain,
large number of openings the response to climate is the use of thalvaram and thinnais provide shade and protection.
convincing.  The courtyard induces ventilation due to updraft.
 The openings are generous and doors and windows  In the case of country tiled roofs, the successive layers of tiling traps
with operable louvres or cane work are well aligned, the heat and provides effective insulation.
enhancing movement of breeze to beat the heat and  The mix of open, covered and semi-covered spaces offers a choice
humidity. according to the climate.
 The semi open colonnades and arcades provide a
comfortable informal living space.

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STRUCTURAL SYSTEM

FRENCH STYLE
 The buildings feature load bearing walls (usually two feet wide and TAMIL STYLE
four teen feet high).  Buildings feature simple load bearing walls. Foundations are of
 These brick walls are packed with an infill of mud and brickbats. rubble and have one or two stepping.
 The first floor walls are lesser in width than those of the ground  Walls are of flat bricks – about 45 to 60 cm thick and packed with an
floor. infill of mud and brickbats.
 Columns and arches are of brick masonry supporting heavy timber  First floor walls are lesser in thickness than those of the ground floor.
or steel beams with Madras roofing tiles.  Madras terrace roofing is used for flat roofs and Mangalore tiles or
 Water proofing was done in the local lime terracing technique. half-round country tiles are used for sloping roofs. Thinnais,
 Balconies are linear (usually four feet deep) and rest on wooden thalvarams and mutrams feature wooden structures.
joists over an edge beam held in place by wrought iron brackets.  Balconies rest on cantilevered wooden joists, sometimes over
 Occasionally the balconies rest on cornice platforms. wrought iron brackets.
 Mangalore tiled lean-to roofs (mostly on the first floors) with  In some cases the lean-to roof is supported by iron or wooden
wooden rafters and edge beam that rests on capitals over square brackets
columns.  Brick corbelling is used for cornices, copings and decorative bands
 In some cases the lean-to roof is supported by iron brackets.
 Brick corbelling is used for cornices, copings and decorative bands.

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 CONSTRUCTIO
N MATERIALS
& TECHNIQUES

FRENCH STYLE TAMIL STYLE

 Burnt bricks in lime mortar was the main building material for all  Tamil and French houses were built of a combination of various
masonry works. The lime was made by burning sea shells from the nature friendly and locally available materials such as burnt
local shores or limestone quarried from Tutipet. bricks, lime, terra cotta tiles and wood.
 The mortar was made by grinding lime and sand together in a wet  Major structural wooden members like columns and beams were
mortar mill. made of teak, while minor members like rafters and posts were
 Plastering inside and outside was also with the same high quality made of palm or other local timbers.
lime.  Traditional Tamil houses demanded skills in brick laying, tile
 The timber used was usually Burmese teak.For the architectural laying, timber craft and plaster work.
decoration works, the details were shaped in lime plaster applied on
the brick masonry.
 Some elements like the pot balusters and fire-pots were prefabricated
by potters following the design of the stone originals.
 Some of the external façades were finished in lime stucco.

View of Madras terrace roof under construction

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 F E AT U R E S O F
FRENCH HOUSE

• The ceilings are marked by heavy wooden beams

and wooden joists supporting Madras terrace roofing,
the huge wall area is sometimes divided into ornate
panels by plaster decoration and a simple cornice
runs below the ceiling beam; the floors are of plain
cement or coloured with red oxide, occasionally with
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F E AT U R E S O F
FRENCH
FA C A D E

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F E AT U R E S O F
TA M I L H O U S E

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 COMPOUND
WALLS OF
FRENCH
BUILDINGS

Compound wall with semicircular arched portal and pot

balusters above rectangular panels

 The solid compound walls (residential/institutional

buildings) feature sturdy gates and curved or
rectangular panels (occasionally with a series of
balusters on the upper portion) divided by
intermediate piers, finished with inclined coping to
drain the rain water.
 The transparent compound walls (usually of public
buildings) feature wooden/metal fencing over low
walls and free standing brick piers – octagonal or
hexagonal (plain/rendered).

Transparent enclosure with wide gate, hexagonal piers

and wooden fence

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 ENTRANCE GATE
OF FRENCH
BUILDINGS

 Entrance gates are the most unique feature of the French streetscape.
 In the case of partial frontage the gates are marked by heavy
posts/portals complemented with a stretch of compound wall.
 In the case of full frontage the gates are marked by subtle pilaster
projections or engaged columns along the main façade.
 The doors are of heavy woodwork with strong iron rivets and usually
with posterns (small exit door).
 A remarkably wide range can be observed, from a simple piered gate
to elaborately detailed arched portals.

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 DOORS

FRENCH DOOR

 Doors are similar to windows – featuring high and arched or flat with
bands, splayed jambs with masonry rebate and louvred or paneled
wooden leaves. Some doors have a second operable shutter with
cane work that cuts off vision and ensures privacy while allowing
enough light and ventilation. Doors are fixed by hinges directly from
the wall and fastened by long brass or wrought iron bolts. Strong
cross-bolts and in some cases holes in the jambs are provided to
accommodate wooden cross bars for secure closing.

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 DOORS

TAMIL STYLE- ENTRANCE DOOR

 Entrance doors are finely carved and the elaborate frames are
made of many layers of wood. The shutters are thick and often of
two pieces – the front one with carved cut-out and the rear one just
plain. The doors are fixed to the frame by iron hinges. There is a
surprising consistency in the carving pattern of these doors. The
relief on top of the door fram has symbols pertaining to the
community of the owner.

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 WINDOWS

FRENCH STYLE
 Windows are mostly high with flat, segmental or semicircular arches
with bands (mostly painted white), wooden shutters (with louvres or
glass panes) and strong wrought iron bars bent outward in the lower
half below a horizontal bar to provide a secure street view from
inside.
 The window jambs are usually splayed inward with a masonry rebate.
 Lintels are made of brick arches. In some cases the blind
semicircular arches are detailed with plaster decorations.
 Frames are usually avoided– shutters are fixed with hinges straight
from the wall and locked with brass or wrought iron bolts.

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 WINDOWS

FRENCH STYLE

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 WINDOWS

TAMIL STYLE
 Windows are mostly flat with elaborate teak wood frames set into
thewalls.
 The shutters, behind strong wrought iron bars set at 45 angle, are
provided with wooden panels or louvres.
 Many of the Franco-Tamil buildings feature semi-circular windows
with ornamental plaster work or stained glass panels.
 Sunshades are of limited types – the common one being that of a
light weight material over sloping wooden brackets.

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RENCH ARCADES STYLE

 Series of arched openings in the ground floor are arranged overlooking

the garden or entrance courtyard.
 They form a gentle transition spaceand provide a comfortable informal
living area. Structural arches areused for long span interiors.
 In the end walls of the plot where there are no windows blind arches
are common.
 Semicircular and segmental are the most common arch profiles;
basket handle arches are also frequently used.
 Lintels are of brick-on-edge masonry and the arches are generally
provided with bands; in the case of semicircular arches the springing
line is defined by simple mouldings.

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 PILASTERS
AND
CORNICES
FRENCH STYLE
 A combination of pilasters and cornices (verticals and horizontals)
give the main structure of the exterior façade composition,
providing a framework for other features like openings, parapets
and balconies.
 Pilasters follow the cross wall lines in plan and are usually plain
and sometimes rendered or detailed with base and capital
mouldings.
 Cornices follow the floor divisions and are provided with adequate
throating within curved or sloped mouldings to protect the wall
surface below the roof from rain.
FRENCH STYLE
 A wide variety is found of which double cornices are most typical
(featuring two mouldings – the lower one simple and the upper one
ornate).
 They are made of corbelled flat bricks in lime mortar.

TAMIL STYLE
 Apart from thalvaram and thinnai, pilasters and cornices constitute
the main composition of the façade, providing a frame for features
like openings, parapets and balconies.
 Pilasters follow the wall lines and are often detailed with a base and
capital.
 Cornices follow the floor divisions and are provided with adequate
throating within curved or sloped mouldings to protect the wall
surface below from rain.
 They are made of corbelled flat bricks in lime mortar.
TAMIL STYLE

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 STAIRCASES

FRENCH
 Staircases form an interesting part of the building.
 A wide variety is found ranging from simple straight flight open
staircases to complex multiple flight covered stairwells.
 In all cases the soffit is arched and forms the main structural system.
 The perpendicular arched flights flow into each other and have plain
brick handrails (with curved coping on top) or wooden railing over
wrought iron balusters.
 Sometimes the staircase is framed by an arch.
 The headrooms (access to terrace) are compact following the slope of
the last flight so that they do not disturb the street façade.

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 BALCONIES

FRENCH TYPE
 Framed symmetrically within the pilasters and cornices.
 Balconies are usually 4 ft to 5 ft deep and are of projected
Madras terrace construction.
 The cantilevered closely spaced timber joists rest on an edge-
rafter held in position by wrought iron brackets.
 These brackets are in some cases provided with straight tie
rods from the wall to prevent sagging.
 The soffit of the balcony is provided with a running eave-board
nailed to the edge-rafter or sometimes the soffit is provided with
brick and lime infill in small arched patterns.
 The roof is of Mangalore tiles over wooden structure or cement
sheet shingles in diagonal pattern.

TAMIL STYLE
 Balconies are usually about 3 ft to 4 ft deep and are
of projected Madras Terrace Roofing-often
supported by wrought iron brackets.
 The railings are usually of well-detailed iron or wood
work and the soffits of these balconies are provided
with ornamental eaves.
 These balconies are roofed with Mangalore tiles
over wooden posts.

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 PARAPETS

 Parapets are the most important horizontal feature defining the

skyline of the town.
 The parapets generally rest on an elaborate cornice and the
common types feature rectangular bays following the pilaster
divisions of the wall panels (also sometimes subdivided) with terra-
cotta pot balusters, brick loopholes (rectangular or curved), gentle
curves, geometric designs in plaster reliefs or just plain.
 In all cases they are detailed with a continuous bottom band and FRENCH STYLE
inclined coping on the top to drain off rain water.
 In many cases the ends of the parapet feature a curved masonry
balustrade representing the trunk of an elephant.

TAMIL STYLE

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BUILDING COMPOSITION

FRENCH STYLE:
 The skeleton and final façade composition of a simple single-storied
building featuring compound wall, gate, rendered pilasters, double
cornices, high arched windows and parapets with terra-cotta pot
balusters.
 The skeleton and final façade composition of a typical two-storied
building featuring symmetrical wall panels, pilasters, cornices, high
arched windows, curved parapet and a wooden balcony over iron
brackets.
 The skeleton and final façade composition of a two-storied corner
building featuring framed entrance doors, pilasters, cornices, high
arched windows, continuous curved parapet and partial open terrace in
the first floor with tiled lean-to roof.
 The skeleton and final façade composition of a grand public building
featuring arcades (with bands) in the ground floor, colonnades in the
first floor, rendered pilasters, elaborate double cornices, high arched
windows, wooden louvred partitions and a continuous loop-holed
parapet.

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BUILDING COMPOSITION

TAMIL STYLE

 Skeleton and final composition  Skeleton and final composition of a

 Skeleton and final composition of a simple of a partly two-storied building. two-storied building.
single storied building.

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STREET COMPOSITION

TAMIL STYLE:
Skeleton and final composition of a streetscape -
FRENCH STYLE: continuous stretch with a consistent treatment of
 The skeleton and final façade façades.
composition of a streetscape –an
integrated street composition in
spite of the individual variations of
the buildings.

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 Goubert Avenue –
Custom House &
Central Excise

Heritage Grade II A building with façades visible on all four sides

East View

The Central Excise building was built as an annexe behind the old circular Customs House building.
The exterior of this annexe was designed to be in character with the precinct by adopting standard
division of pilasters and cornices and openings with typical bands and proportions (1:1.6). The
cornice mouldings were matched with that of the existing building and all four sides were given a
uniform façade treatment.

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 DUMAS STREET –
SUPERINTENDENT OF
POLICE, GRADE II A
CORNER BUILDING
 An interesting government complex built in the 1880s, the
building featured an austere single-storied façade on the park
side.
 This block underwent additions during the 1940s on the eastern
and western ends.
 The new additions followed the ground floor wall-layout
including features like pilaster divisions and window alignments,
and the whole first floor has been sensitively matched with the
ground floor.

ANALYSIS
 Retaining and preserving the original floor plan features such
as size, configuration, proportion and relationship of
rooms/spaces.
 Extensions to be harmonious and in such a way that their
addition or later removal does not affect the essential
character of the building
 New construction to match with the traditional plan features
of the precinct.
 Existing pilasters and cornices to be retained and preserved
 In the case of new constructions the exterior wall shall be
divided into panels by well-proportioned pilasters (verticals)
and cornices (horizontals) based on the overall street context.

View showing the later first floor addition

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INFRASTRUCTURE

85
INTRODUCTION

French town Is located on eastern part of Pondicherry.

It is planned according to grid pattern which was proposed by Dutch and established by French. It took nearly
a century for the French to establish the layout. Roads intersect at right angle in white town

GRAND CANAL
• build from upper river.
• this canal separate French town and Tamil town .

INFRASTRUCTURE
• The town is established as tourism sector .
• It has Tamil and French heritage buildings
• There is large number of educational institutions and health care in and around the town.
• There is also Good French Restaurants and also Tamil restaurants, Hotels and Bars in the town.
• Lack of Public spaces , presently an open space is in the town is Bharathi park
• Town has underground electric cables, water pipes , Drainage lines.
• Availability Of good quality 24× 7 water .
• Uninterrupted 24 × 7 electric supply
• Door to door Collection of solid wastes
• Lack of Public transportation facilities
• Inadequate rail and air connectivity

This stage is about the physical and Social infrastructures of White Town
Regional connectivity, Transportation facilities, Roads , Electricity, Water supply, Drainage, seweage treatment,
solid waste management, Public toilets and Septic tanks.
Social infrastructure : Important Landmarks, Educational institutions, Health care, Government buildings, Banks an
ATM, post offices, restaurants, hotels, bars , theaters, Religious buildings, Open spaces

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 REGIONAL
CONNECTIVITY

ROADWAYS
The Boulevard area i.e. existing CBD of
Puducherry is connected to NH 45A, NH 66, SH
49 and SH 203 through Maraimalai Adigal Salai
and Kamaraj Sal

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REGIONAL
CONNECTIVITY

Railways

Puducherry region is linked with other states of

India through railway . Puducherry region has
one major railway station connected to Chennai
metropolitan region on daily basis. Bangalore is
also other important IT city of India reachable by
railways from Puducherry via salem and Hosur.
The railway station within the Puducherry
Planning area is Villianur railway station situated
along the NH45A . The railway station is 0.2km
from the French town.

Airways
The Puducherry region currently has an airport
facility, which is yet to be brought under major
civil aviation network. As of now flight services
are operated to Bangalore and Hyderabad.

The nearest major functional domestic and

international airport is in Chennai which is
almost 135 km proximity from Pondicherry
region. Pondicherry Airport is 6.7 km from the
from French town.

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 REGIONAL
CONNECTIVI
TY

PORTS
The Puducherry Port is situated in the East Coast between two major
ports viz., Chennai and Tuticorin.Puducherry Port is at about 150 Km
south of Chennai Port. The other nearest Port is Cuddalore port and
karaikal Port situated at a distance of about 28 km and 140 Km
respectively.
There is a proposal to start passenger ferry service between the ports
of Chennai and Karaikal through Pondicherry Port (Port department,
Puducherry).

Sea Port

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 TRANSPORTATION IN WHITE TOWN
TRANSPORTATION 3
4

MAJOR PUBLIC TRANSIT NODES 19

 Pondicherry railway station-0.2
km THE EMPLOYEES COMMUTE THROUGH TWO-
WHEELER
 New bus stand-2.6 km
 Pondicherry airport-6.7km USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT

 Pondicherry port - major port COMMUTE BY BICYCLE

town since 100BC-100AD the 74 WALKING

near by port town is arikmedu

Common mode of public transportation in white

town is bus and auto rickshaw
TRIP LENGTH
17
DISTRICT ROADS IN BOULEVARD TOWN
31
6 ROADS WIDTH
TRAVEL <1
TRAVEL B/W 1&2 Anna Salai 11m
6 TRAVEL B/W 2&3
S.V. Patel Salai 12m
TRAVEL B/W 3&4
TRAVEL B/W 4&5 Subbaiah Salai 11m
13
TRAVEL >5
Beach Road 9m
27

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 ROADS

 The Boulevard Roads delineating the Boulevard Town . i.e, Beach

road(East) to Anna Salai road(West) -about 2.14 km Stretch, and 1.8
Km from Southern Boulevard(south) to S.V. Patel Salai(North) which
encompasses the Central Business District of entire Puducherry
Planning Area on the intersection of Jawaharlal Nehru Street with
Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bharathi Street, Mission Street till H.M.Kasim
Salai.
 The Beach Road is a pedestrianized from 6 pm to 7:30 am starting
from the junction of Dumas Street and Goubert Avenue in south BEACH ROAD
boulevard till old distillery in the northern side of boulevard.

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 PARKING

PARKING AREAS
 The old jail complex in JN Street within CBD is temporary used for
two wheeler parking area and the paved surface above the grand
canal is used for both four wheeler and two wheeler parking area
 There are 3 two wheeler paid parking around the puducherry central
bus terminal and at railway station
 The on street parking of vehicles coming within white town area are
mainly due to recreation and tourism activities, schools and
government buildings.

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 HISTORY
 Town supplied with electricity from 1909, but to only a few public
building .
INFRASTRUCTUR  Gradually improved in 1941 with a power plant [diesel engine] being
E built facing Bharathi park [today destroyed]
 In may 1951, power station built at viillanur to meet the growing
ELECTRICITY demands of power in the town .
POWER STATISTICS  In 1976 Arrangements made to receive the whole quantum of power
Average Power Demand=382.9MV required from neighboring state of tamilnadu.
Average Power Supply=400MV
Only 32MV supplied by Pondicherry municipality through a gas based
power plant in karaikal rest purchased from the state of Tamil Nadu
transmission loss=13.47%

SMART GRID PROJECT

Installed in 2012 system of advanced metering infrastructure-helps
monitor real-time power consumption and known for the extact building
amount helps detect malpractices and theft 3000 meters installed
under marapalam area.

ALTERNATE ENERGY SOURCES

Unexplored potential for alternate source
Solar energy
Wind energy
Bio gas/bio fuels
Tidal energy
Ocean thermal energy
Comes under renewable energy agency Pondicherry

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 INFRASTRUCTU
RE Drainage Line
Electricity Line Water Supply Distributor Line
ELECTRICITY Water Supply
ANALYSIS Main Pipe
Underground electric cables are well protected from weather, wear, etc.
Schematic Section showing Underground Lines
Moderate to high power consumption is used in commercial structure.
INFERENCE
Absolute necessary to include alternate energy source
- In case of a redevelopment
- Because present demand itself in met tightly
- Increasing consumption in certain area
- commercial activities .
Energy efficient and climate responsive can be implement in new buildings

SPILT UP OF THE POWER CONSUMPTION

IN PONDICHERRY DISTRICT
3.5 3.5

7.6 DOMESTIC

COMMERCIAL

11.4 PUBLIC LIGHTING

50.8 INDUSTRIAL

AGRICULTURAL
7.6
WATER SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE
SYSTEMS
15.6 STATE BUILDINGS

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RE
WATER
EXISTING WATER SOURCE
 There are totally 227 bore wells in and around Puducherry.
 The total amount of water extracted for water supply is 112
MLD, which is completely drawn from bore wells.
RAINFALL IN PONDICHERRY
November is the rainiest month
Annual rainfall: 1250mm ( in about 50 rainy days)
RAIN WATER HARVESTING
- Not present in Pondicherry presently
- There used to be more than 500 ponds in
Pondicherry-many of them currently in a state WHITE TOWN
of neglect or converted to construction sites
- Highly essential in the present context due
to the depleting water table
DISTRIBUTION OF RAINFALL
12
26 SOUTH WEST
MONSOON

NORTH WEST
MONSOON

OTHERS
62

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E

WATE
R
ISSUES FACED
 Maintenance of canals
and ponds
 Groundwater depletion
 Due to the progress in
development of the
area, demand of water
supply is likely to
increase.
 Pollution factors
- Industrial wastes
- Sea water intrusion
GRAND CANAL
 Build in the year 1709 from Upper-a tributary of the Gingee river, to
fill up moats of the fort St. Louis and its outer fortifications.
 Build as an effective network of rainwater sewers to channelize the
storm water run off to the sea.

Section of Grand Canal

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 DRAINAGE

 The drainage facilities provided successfully meets the needs of

the shopkeepers.
 These are connected to the main drains in the streets.
 The drainage is effectively collected and treated at the plant at
solainagar.
 The sewer system is intentionally given a gradient for better flow of
drainage since topography is flat with no effective natural slopes.
 The gradient slopes south to north to the sewage treatment plant.
 It ranges from 4ft-8ft-12ft-16ft and finally up to 20ft as it reaches
the treatment plant.

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WASTE MANAGEMENT

 Wastes from each shop is collected and dumped at particular

points, which is then collected by the municipality trucks.
 Door to door collection by trucks is employed in certain parts
and in rest of the areas street bins are provided.
 The waste matter is treated and managed by composting,
recycling and landfills.

WASTE SOURCE
3
4

11
RESIDENTIAL

COMMERCIAL

RESTAURANTS/
HOTEL/MARRIAGE
14 HALL
MARKET

HOSPITAL

68

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 WASTE MANAGEMENT

 The total generation of solid waste in Puducherry is 97 MT .

 The door to door collection of solid waste is happening in
Boulevard Town and most of the municipal areas.
 The collected waste is transported by Lorry/truck and disposed
at Kurumbapet dumping yard. In absence of any treatment for
Solid waste, it is being dumped in the site without any treatment
except composting treatment to a meager portion of the waste.

TYPES OF WASTE GENERATED

12.5%

25%
62.5%

Degradable wastes Non biodegradable Recyclable wastes

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SEPTIC TANKS:
 The disposal of sewage is being practiced through soak pit and septic
tank.
 The existing capacity of Sewage Treatment Plant is 17.5 MLD.
 In rest of the areas, Septic tanks are existing. Private agencies are
cleaning the septic tanks.
E-TOILET
 E-Toilet is a type of public toilet that are self-contained, self-cleaning,
unisex, user-friendly, automated and remotely monitored toilet pods
installed in public places.
 It utilizes the mechanism of anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR)
to recycle the waste.
 Using this method the solid waste can be converted into fertilizer and
liquid waste can be recycled for flushing and sanitization purposes.

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MPORTANT LANDMARKS

SRI AUROBINDO ASHRAM – PONDICHERRY

ROMAIN ROLLAND LIBRARY – PONDICHERRY

PONDICHERRY MUSEUM (WHITE TOWN)

PONDICHERRY OLD LIGHTHOUSE

GANDHI STATUE – PONDICHERRY

 JOAN OF ARC STATUE

BEACH ROAD – PONDICHERRY

DUPLIX STATUE

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SRI AUROBINDO ASHRAM – PONDICHERRY

 Sri Aurobindo Ashram is an interconnected block of houses called
the Ashram Main Building which is sorrounded by tree shaded
Courtyard.
 The Samadhi is a white marble shrine in the middle having two
chambers with Sri Aurobindo’s and Mother’s physical remains.

PONDICHERRY MUSEUM (WHITE TOWN)

 On the first floor of the museum, you will get a glimpse of the French
Pondicherry, mirrors, grandfather clock, furniture, cutlery etc.
 There are some rooms which have been carefully decorated with a
specific theme like the dinner table, bed all using authentic French era
objects.

ROMAIN ROLLAND LIBRARY – PONDICHERRY

 Romain Rolland Library can accommodate an average of 1000
readers in its air conditioned reading room facilities.
 Its a multistoreyed well furnished building which presently has a
collection of around 3,00,000 volumes of books.

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BEACH ROAD – PONDICHERRY

 This is the Sunset Boulevard of Pondicherry, during the day time
traffic is allowed but from evening onwards traffic is restricted to
allow visitors to enjoy.
 This winding road stretches right across the White Town at the
edge bordering the Promenade Beach. In fact, most of the
important tourist spots are all located on this road itself.

PONDICHERRY OLD LIGHTHOUSE

 Pondicherry Old Lighthouse is one of French’s technical achievement
milestones in Asia.
 It has a very unique architecture of a round tower which made it an
very modern building at that time.
 Its 29m high with a square base and a 9m deep masonry giving it the
grip on the sandy ground.

GANDHI STATUE – PONDICHERRY

 Locally known as Gandhi Mandappam it’s a four meter black stone
statue of M. K. Gandhi the most prominent freedom fighter of India
and recognised as the father of the nation.
  The statue is surrounded by eight pillars which were installed here
later and originally were installed around the statue of Dupliex.

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PONDICHERRY FRENCH WAR MEMORIAL

  Pondicherry French War Memorial is a magnificent pure white
marble architectural wonder.
 It has long pillars and a vast collection of unique armoury.
 Built in 1938.

 JOAN OF ARC STATUE

 Joan of Arc Statue is a life sized white marble statue. It is located in
the middle of a lush green garden.
 The unique thing about this particular status is that it’s turning its
back to the sea and facing the Our Lady of Angels Church in fact if
you wish to enter the park then you have to come from the church
side.

DUPLIEX STATUE
 Dupleix Statue is 2.88m tall which is constructed over beautiful
granite columns at Place du Republique.
 The first location of this statue was at the present Nehru Statue and it
was later moved to the southern end of the park.

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 Government Schools (3)
EDUCATIONA
SRS Govt. high school
L
French Schools (3)
INSTITUTION Susilabai Govt Higher
Secondary School
Private Schools (4)
Sri Ramakrishna Vidyalaya School for perfect sight
13% 20% Higher Secondary School Pondicherry
College (2)

20%
PED Sri Aurobindo
KSP educational Ashram
Trust
47%
ANALYSIS
Pondicherry
Institute Of • There is enough educational
Co Operative institutions in White Town . Schools
Management are located in a walkable Distance
Lycée Français
International à from the residential areas.
Pondichéry • Colleges offering different courses are
there in the Nearby areas of boulevard
town.
Seventh-Day Adventist Midd
le School
St. Joseph’s of cluny primary school
Subramania bharathiar Govt.
girls hr. sec. school
Lycee Francis-Elementary school

St. Joseph of cluny

French school
montessori school

CO-OPERATIVE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

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OVERNMENT BUILDINGS
Directorate of
information and
publicity

Puducherry New CGST

Commissionerate, Chennai
Zone Chief Secretariat
Government Of
Puducherry
Raj Nivas
Puducherry
Legislative Assembly
DGP Office Puducherry

Office of The
Executive Marie Building
Engineer Senior Superintendent of Raj Nivas
police office
Government Of Pondicherry
Public Works Department Puducherry Tourism
Development
5% Corporation
Travaux Publics
PUDUCHERRY SMART
CITY DEVELOPMENT
Union territory of LIMITED
Puducherry legal services
authority
95% PIPDIC Ltd Marie Building
Public Works Department

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 HOSPITALS
JIPMER Urban Health Centre

Eye Clinic and La Clinique

Homeopathy clinic
• Number of clinics-4
• Number of Pvt. Hospitals-4 ANALYSIS
• Number of Gov. Hospitals-2
• Number of Health center-1 There is much number of Govt. and Pvt.
Hospitals in White Town. In the northern part of

m
town there is only a health center But the

1.6 k
nearest hospital is only 1.6 km from here.
Urban Family Welfare Center
Old Maternity Hospital Complex

Indira Gandhi Government hospital

St. Joseph's Hospital Cluny
St. Joseph's Hospital Cluny OP 9%
18%
St. Joseph's Hospital Cluny 2nd building
Government Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital, Maternity

Dental clinic
36%
health center
JP Siddha & Ayurvedic Clinic clinics
Pvt. Hospitals 36%
Govt. hospitals

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 BANKS, ATMS & BANKS
POST OFFICES
ATM

SRI AUROBINDO
ASHRAM POST OFFICE POST OFFICE
CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA
INDIAN POST
SURESH FINANCE SBI ATM
• Number of bank’s-7 CANARA BANK
• Number of atm’s- 9
• Post offices- 3
HEAD POST OFFICE
CITY UNION BANK ATM

INDIAN BANK
ANALYSIS
• Here we have the branches of
almost all the major banks with
SBI ATM atm’s nearby them.
• Since tourism is rich in White
RBO SBI Town area there is much atm’s in
most of the streets.

STATE BANK OF INDIA

BANK OF INDIA

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 RESTAURANT
S, HOTELS, ANALYSIS
BARS,THEATE As the area is a tourist
RSBUILDINGS
NUMBER OF attraction there are apt number
of restaurants, bars and
RESTAURANTS, FAST FOOD, CAFÉ,
COFFEE BAR theaters in the town.
HOTELS, GUEST HOUSES AND LODGES
BAR AND RESTRO BARS
DRAMA THEATERS
OTHER

9%
8% 1%
0%

-DRAMA THEATRE

81%

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 RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS

During the French rule, the Tamil town was

further classified into Hindu, Muslim and
Christian quarters.
 The Hindu quarters grew around the temples (Perumal Kovil,
Calatheeswaran Kovil and Iswaran Kovil) that were present even
before the French rule and the streets around were named after
them.
 The Christian quarter grew around Immaculate Conception
Cathedral
 The Muslim quarter developed around the Qutpa mosque. The grid
iron plan of the Dutch was not implemented in the Muslim quarter
since the Muslims wanted their lanes to orient towards the
mosque. Hence the Muslim quarter remained different from the
rest of the town.

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 INFRASTRUC
TURE
OPEN SPACES
OPEN SPACE IN PONDICHERY MUNCIPALITY
1.79
OPEN SPACE

OTHER SPACE IN
PONDICHERRY
MUNCIPALITY

Bharathi Park

98.21
The recreational land use within the Puducherry Municipality
accounts to 0.35 sq.km which is around 1.79% of the total area
of the municipality. There is shortage of public open spaces in
the precinct. The important recreational sites within the
Puducherry Municipality are Bharthi Park in Boulevard Town,
Botanical Garden, situated on the south-western side of the
Boulevard town, Indira Gandhi Stadium, located on the
southern side of the Boulevard Town adjacent to the Port
and the sports ground on Northern side. Apart from the two
public gardens, the promenade beach serves as an important
recreation space all through the day.
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 GROUP 4
DONE BY:
 ANNET SANGEETH
 ARJUN. A,
 ASHWIN JEBA,
 FATHIMA SHAHUL
 M. ASWATH
 SUMIL SUNNY
 VISHNU MANIKANDAN

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