Land protection workshops

A series of workshops were held to explore possibilities in regards to protecting Auroville land. The first two mornings focused on ground realities and provided the outlines of four proposals. After a core group had worked together for a month, four alternative proposals were presented in a third workshop in more detail: creation of a unique statutory land regulation framework; amendment to the Town and Country Planning Act; formation of a New Town Development Authority; remaining under the existing statutory regulations. The participants agreed to recommend the formation of a land protection team that will go further into exploring the merits of each of the proposals.