Published: August 2024 (last year) in issue Nº 421
Keywords: Central Public Works Department (CPWD), Visitors Centre Parking, Crown Road, Swagatham Guesthouse and Outer Ring Road
Summary of CPWD Tenders regarding Auroville
The Central Public Works Department (CPWD), in its E-Tender Portal, stated that in the period from June 2022 to June 2024 an amount of almost Rs 60 crores (approximately US$ 7.3 million) has been allocated for 50 different civil works in Auroville. Major works include development of the visitor parking area; providing streetlight poles and fittings to the Crown Road; construction of four additional guest suites in Swagatham Guest House; construction of the Crown Road; and the construction of the Outer Ring Road from the Secondary Service node to the Visitors’ Centre parking area.