Visa declaration

On January 7th, a form was circulated to be signed by foreigners needing a visa recommendation from the Secretary, Auroville Foundation, which stated amongst others that the signatory agreed to 'Abide by the Master Plan of Auroville, based on the Galaxy Plan conceived by the Mother and gazetted by the Government of India, based on which the Auroville City will be developed and built", and 'I hereby state that I will in no way or form, obstruct of hinder its manifestation. In the event of breaching this agreement of understanding, the Auroville Foundation can take any action as may be deemed necessary'. The Working Committee subsequently clarified that this was a pilot/draft to get a pulse of what will be the most appropriate version and that the declarations signed by about 20 people so far stand cancelled.