 The site is under the management of the Aapravasi Ghat Trust Fund.Conservation efforts are underway to restore the fragile buildings back to their 1860s state.The word ghat is explained by numerous Dravidian etymons such as Kannada "gatta" (mountain range) Tamil "kattu" (side of a mountain, dam, ridge, causeway) and Telugu "katta" and "gattu" (dam, embankment).