 Our nation is witnessing the largest infrastructure creation drive in our history. India is contributing towards a prosperous and resilient world through the plurian call of an Atman-Nirbhar Bharat. Under the visionary leadership of our Honourable Prime Minister Shree Narendra Modi, the resolve to build a self-reliant India is infused today across sectors, including the sector of tourism, which is full of immense potential. To harness limitless possibilities the tourism sector offers, several initiatives have been taken in the last seven years. An important step towards this vision is the effort to preserve the heritage of Puducherry. The iconic Mary, the town hall of Puducherry, stands as a reminder of Puducherry's Indo-French heritage, colonial extravagance and architecture. The building collapsed after the torrential rains of November 2014. It is rebuilt after a worthy expenditure of 15 crore, with the original diverse architecture preserved. Puducherry's maritime glory will return with the new minor port project. The Sagar Mala scheme through capital dredging will increase Puducherry's cargo handling capacity to 4 lakh tons per annum, facilitate the movement of vessels and improve the livelihood of more than a thousand fishermen families. The dredged sand of 7.3 lakh cubic meters will be used to restore the beaches. This endeavour will reduce the time and cost of cargo reaching Puducherry port. The overall project also entails the arrival of terminals, thereby boosting tourism and improving industrialization. The project in phase one worth rupees 44 crore, includes dredging and construction of a barrier to avoid solid effluent reaching the navigation channel, is a step towards the Prime Minister's vision. One of the objectives of Kailo India scheme is to provide modern infrastructure. The old 400 meters track in the Indira Gandhi sports complex is of cinder. So for the improvement of the sports performance and to drive further the nation's vision of a more sportive India, comes an investment of 7 crore, under the Kailo India scheme for a synthetic athletic track that will address the needs of the extremely talented sportsmen of Puducherry. Sportiveness is not only for a healthy nation but also for an empowered one. As part of the Prime Minister's dream of empowered women across the nation, is the Sports Authority of India 100 Bedded Girls Hostel, built with a significant investment of 12 crore for accommodating 100 female athletes. Jipma Blood Bank, in existence for over 50 years, has acquired a new state-of-the-art blood centre at the cost of rupees 28 crore. This building houses the latest facilities including blood donor areas, transplant services, advanced immuno-hematological and molecular laboratories and academic research and training facilities. Jipma started its second campus in 2016 in Karikal from two temporary locations. It currently admits 63 MBBS students every year. Construction of an independent campus including the medical college building, hostels, residential complex, auditorium, sports complex at a cost of rupees 491 crore by CPWD will give a major boost to Karikal and the surrounding areas. A hospital building with 500 beds is planned in the second phase. National Highway No. 45A is an integral part of the picturesque east coast road in Tamil Nadu and Union Territory of Puducherry, connecting Chennai and Nagapattinam. Development of this corridor is in four contract packages. The Satanathapuram Nagapattinam section is the fourth package, covering a length of 55.755 km. The total project cost for package four is rupees 2,426 crore and the work is expected to be completed in two years' time. The four-lane project is designed with robust structures that enable seamless movement of vehicular traffic. When completed, the highway corridor will yield various benefits for road users. With inaugurations and the foundation stones laid, Puducherry will move towards the direction of prosperity.