Changed land stewardship

The FO ATDC announced that “In order to move forward with the development of Auroville City as per the Master Plan and considering that non-ownership is a core value of life in Auroville, going forward all rights for development of the Auroville lands will follow land use as defined in the Master Plan and by the ATDC, and endorsed by FAMC. Individual rights over land or other assets, as has been practiced till now, will change now to community ownership as per the planning parameters by ATDC and caretaker agreements worked out by FAMC and its subgroups”.

This implies, they explained, that land stewardships given or as understood in the past, especially in the City Master Plan area, “no longer hold validity in the context it was practiced. L’avenir d’Auroville / ATDC is the authorized body that will decide on the land use of all Auroville lands. City Center and the lands in the City Master Plan area will immediately be directly under the joint work team of ATDC and FAMC.”