What We do

The INTACH Chapter was started in Pondicherry in 1985. The INTACH Conservation Cell was set up in 1998 with an initial grant-in-aid from the Town and Country Planning Department Gov.of Puducherry. Since then, it has been working with the Government of Pondicherry and the public to conserve the heritage and townscape of Puducherry.

In the early years INTACH Pondicherry collaborated with Institute Francais de Pondicherry (IFP) and Ecole francaise d'Extreme Orient (EFEO) on various projects. It was the late Francoise l'Hernault (1937-1999) of EFEO who initiated the movement to protect the architectural heritage of Pondicherry. This work is now being continued by a team of dedicated architects, engineers and other interested persons.

INTACH works in co-ordination with the Public Works Department, Town and Country Planning Department, Pondicherry Planning Authority, Department of Art and Culture, Department of Education, Pondicherry Tourism and Transport Development Corporation and individual Heritage-building owners, builders and architects.