PUDHUCHERRY

LAND USE
URBAN DESIGN 2020-2021
EXISTING LAND USE RESIDENTIAL
The residential land use is the predominant use in Puducherry Municipality area and it covers 40% of the total area of the Puducherry Municipality
Boulevard town is one of the oldest residential settlement within the Puducherry Municipality. Residential land use remains in 40%-50% over 10
years.
RESIDENTIAL
COMMERCIAL

The commercial land use in the Puducherry Municipality accounts to 17% of the total area of the Boulevard town . The CBD of the
Puducherry region is the major contributor for the commercial land use in this Municipality. Other than the CBD, commercial land
use is observed in the eastern part of the Boulevard town which is the French Quarters. Predominant commercial use is found on
both the sides of Anna Salai Street, East Coast Road within the Puducherry Municipality.

COMMERCIAL PUBLIC AND SEMI-PUBLIC

The Boulevard town accommodates several government offices like Governor’s Office, Chief Secretariat, Legislative Assembly,
Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Public Works Department etc. Further,
It has been observed that there are good number of religious buildings like Temples, Churches & Mosques which contributes to
the mixed use of the Puducherry Municipality area.

MIXED USE

RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS Development of mixed use creates a sustained environment. Mixed use has developed along the sub-arterial
road.

INSTITUTIONAL

Development is due to the increase in population growth and connectivity in respective area.

SWOT Analysis

STRENGTHS WEAKNESS
HERITAGE BUILDINGS
Commercial growth which increases No open space for further
the Economic status development of Residential and
Recreational Zone

OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
Increase in Institutional zone creates The opportunity of increase in
more opportunities reacreational land, area is low
since the city is densily packed
INSTITUTIONAL with no open spaces

LAND USE CATEGORY LEGENDS GENERAL ZONING VEGETATION MAP

As per URDPFI guideline, the green cover must
,
account to about 14% of the total land area.
RESIDENTIAL 35%-40% RESIDENTIAL Puducherry-1.023 sq m of green space / person.
COMMERCIAL
COMMERCIAL 4%-5% UDPFI - 1 HECTARE - 18.8 Trees
MIXED USE
INDUSTRIAL 12%-14% INSTITUTIONS The area has Scattered vegetation. Neem, Banyan,
flame of forest, Mango tree, Teak etc are major tress
PUBLIC BUILDINGS present.
PUBLIC+SEMI PUBLIC 12%-14%
VEGETATION
There are woody
RECREATIONAL 10%-20% HERITAGE BUILDINGS plant groups, Hedge
plants, Ornamental
RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS plants and
AGRI & WATER BODIES BALANCE Hydrphytes
OLD BUILDINGS
TRANSPORTATTION 12%-14%
GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS
0% 10% 20% 30% 40%

PERCENTAGE OF DEVELOPED AREA

INFERENCE PUBLIC-SEMI
RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL MIXED USE
PUBLIC
Majority of the M.G.Road, Hospitals, Seeping of commercial
Residential area has lead the way for mixed use in future, this will inturn increase the vertical parcelling of land Busy street, Schools, buildings into residential
area still follows
Bharathi street, Bharathi street, zones
Few varieties road side trees are Madhula, logfolia,
Grid pattern
J.N.Street, J.N.Street, ficus religiousa, sananea saman, ficus glonerta,
Mission street. Mission street. Tamarindus indica, delonis regia etc..
HERITAGE BUILDING LAYOUT HERITAGE CATEGORIES ,
400

GRADE-I
300

GRADE-I I (a)

200

GRADE-I I (b)

100

GRADE-I I I

0
CI C II (a) C II (b) C III

GRADE CLASSIFICATION

GRADE-I - Buildings with National importance

GRADE-II - Buildings with Regional importance
GRADE-III - Importance for Town spaces

COUNT FOR CATEGORISED BUILDINGS

1995

TAMIL TOWN - 1607 Total number of Buildings

FRENCH TOWN - 200 1807

2005 2018

TOWN TAMIL FRENCH TAMIL FRENCH

CATEGORY I 5 8 7 9

CATEGORY II (a) 72 98 91 101

Puducherry was under influence of the french for the longest of times, CATEGORY II (b) 250 111 306 123
and mark of the french that can be most prominently seen here. The
CATEGORY III 285 39 495 40
streets of pondicherry feel the street french influence

Both in Tamil and French , the architecture of the cathedrals and Total number of Buildings Total number of Buildings
buildings known as the white town  1173 863

French colonial times: Villas with big compounds and houses the
colour of sun burnt yellow peach or white. CHANDHA SAHIB STREET BHARATHI STREET DESBASSYNS DE RICHMOND STREET FROM ANNA SALAI
[TAMIL QUARTER] [TAMIL QUARTER] [FRENCH QUARTER]
Highly populated because of more
commercial buildings
GRAND CANAL WATER SUPPLY VYSIAL STREET Congestion due to more number of
The stretch of the vysial street from MG road to Mission road is one of the vehicles
The former grand canal, which divides Old Pondicherry into the French and Tamil Quarters. In 1802, there was an attempt to supply drinking water from
few with continuous row of traditional housest remainds one of the way of
Muttirapalaiyam instead of the poye ( its was an old idea of Dupleix who Less shade due to less trees
tamil towns used to be.
considered this water the only drinking water in the settlement), but it was
only in 1863 that the water could be supplies to the town through a brick It is an example of people who lived here and depicts the lifestyle of our
masonry canal constructed by the engineer Lamairesse, which lead from tamil ancestors in pondicherry. FROM MISSION STREET
the well of Muttirapalaiyam upto the fountains in the place of Government
ISSUES OF VYSIAL STREET Partially populated as it has both
and Bazar. In 1907 the water was still supplied through the same canal.
residence and commercial
Parking be the first issue of vysial street as people park their vehicles on
optimum traffic as vehicle passes
the road and passerby faces difficulty in travelling through the street
are less
More shaded zone as it has
PAST required amount of trees

PARKING IN FRONT OF SCHOOL FROM CANAL ROAD

Less populated as it is a residencial

zone
Less traffic because of less vehicle
access
IMPROPER ROAD MAINTAINANCE
Either partly shaded or mostly
ON THE JUNCTION THAT SPOILS
PRESENT shaded
THE VIEW OF THE WHOLW
STREET INFERENCE
VYSIAL STREET is observed to be the place for historical
Existing Cross-section: HM Kassim Street values of people who lived here about 250 years ago.
No proper intervention is taken to promote tourism especially
to the vysial street