Pondicherry is undergoing significant infrastructural upgrades aimed at boosting tourism while preserving its heritage.
* **Smart City Mission:** Puducherry Smart City Development Limited (PSCDL) is executing projects focusing on urban mobility, pedestrianization of key heritage streets, and upgrading the Goubert Avenue (Promenade). * **Port Development:** Plans have been discussed to revive the Pondicherry Port through a Sagarmala initiative to handle cargo and potentially passenger ferries to Chennai, easing road congestion. * **Tourism Infrastructure:** Development of eco-tourism hubs around Ousteri Lake, expansion of the Puducherry Airport to accommodate larger commercial flights, and beautification of beaches (like Eden Beach, a certified Blue Flag beach). * **Heritage Conservation:** Continued government and INTACH collaboration to restore crumbling French-era buildings and adapt them into cultural centers or boutique hotels.