East Coast Road (ECR)

Ensuring continuity in Auroville’s commercial units

Feature — By Hilary

The team of Sunlit Future. Rishi stands in the back row, 10th from right

Ranging in activity from restaurants to consulting, fashion, construction and more, Auroville has over 250 commercial units. Many of them have developed a reputation for excellence that extends beyond the community, often becoming a first introduction to Auroville for those far away.

Proposed National Highway threatens Auroville

Feature — By Carel

Map showing the new highway through the Auroville Greenbelt (in blue dots) as originally routed and the four bypasses proposed by Auroville: along National Highway 66, and then reaching the East Coast Road along an existing road (in pink)

Survey markings in the Greenbelt installed by a consultant working for the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) revealed that plans were afoot to build a four-lane National Highway through the Auroville Green Belt for a length of 3.5 kilometers, crossing the Forecomers, Pitchandikulam and Aurogreen areas.

Promoting safety – the work of the Security Team

An interview with Ramesh, Anandamayi and Shahar — Carel

Auroville was unaffected by the violence that erupted on January 14th in the neighboring village of Bommaiyarpalayam following the brutal daylight murder of the husband of its panchayat president.

Developing the Sri Ma resort

An interview with Daniel Emden — Carel