Muyerchi youth housing

Most of the residents of Surrender have written an open letter expressing their concern that youth residents of Muyerchi house in Surrender have been informed by the FO Housing Service to vacate the building by 8th January, due to the claim that renovations are needed. The residents write, “As a community, we would like to make clear that we do not accept or agree with the eviction of the Muyerchi youth for reasons that do not make sense and are unacceptable for not only practical but also ethical and moral reasons... While it is understandable that regular renovations may need to be done for Auroville assets, this does not seem to be the real intention behind evicting the youth from Muyerchi. The building is only 10 years old and it seems it has already had work done recently on it.”

Later the FO Housing Service clarified that the decision to renovate came after it was observed that the building was “unkept …As observed it was decided to renovate the building including electrical and plumbing”. They also said that “There were concerns raised that Muyerchi residents are not respecting the [HS] guidelines”. The statement ended by saying “once the renovation is completed, [we will] invite [the residents] back on condition to respect the guidelines and agree to the increase of the contribution”