‘Street Play’ organised as part of the Pondicherry Heritage Festival
The Pondicherry Heritage Festival transformed a city street into a car-free play zone for children and families. The initiative aims to revive public spaces for social interaction and community engagement.
Why it matters
This event highlights urban planning efforts to reclaim public spaces from traffic, promoting child-friendly environments and community health.
Kamatchi Amman Kovil Street, one of the arterial roads in the city turned child-friendly on Sunday as it was converted into a play zone devoid of traffic.
Between 10 a.m. and 12.30 p.m., the stretch between Mahatma Gandhi Street and Mission Street, featured a street festival for children and families, under an initiative of the Pondicherry Heritage Festival.
The Street Play Pondicherry event was meant to revive the manner of experiencing public spaces the way it was meant to be “as we transform one of the streets in the heart of the town to be free of motorised traffic and clean for children to play”.
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