Chandigarh is actively transitioning to modernize its infrastructure while preserving its heritage status.
* **Smart City Mission:** Chandigarh is implementing several Smart City projects, including smart water meters, public bike-sharing systems (SmartBike), and upgraded CCTV surveillance integrated with a central command center. * **Tricity Metro/Mobility Plan:** To ease traffic congestion among Chandigarh, Mohali, and Panchkula, a Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) has been approved, which includes proposals for a Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) network. * **Railway Station Redevelopment:** The Chandigarh Junction is undergoing a massive redevelopment to upgrade it to a world-class transit hub with airport-like amenities. * **EV Infrastructure:** The Chandigarh Administration is aggressively promoting electric vehicles, halting the registration of non-electric two-wheelers periodically to meet EV policy targets, and installing a city-wide network of public EV charging stations.
