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Industrial Zone

New hope for the roads

The Crown Road nearby Kalpana community. A retaining wall is being built to prevent earth from the roadside flushing into Kalpana

Dr. Jayanti Ravi, the Secretary of the Auroville Foundation, recently has looked into the possibility to build the remaining section of the Crown Road with all components being manufactured in Auroville and using Auroville resources for its construction.

UTSAV, a mixed use experimental building complex

Roadside view of UTSAV

In November 2019, Auroville Today introduced UTSAV (meaning ‘Celebration’), a combined commercial and residential project which aimed to bring new energy on a major Radial of the Industrial Zone.

Svaram’s new milestone

From left: Shankar, Karthik and Aurelio

On 29th February, Svaram inaugurated its new Sound Garden at the allocated 2-acre site for its projected campus in the Industrial Zone of Auroville, in the presence of Special Guests of Honour, Thiru R.N.

The challenges of experimenting in Auroville

courtyard view

We are fond of quoting Mother when she writes that Auroville will be a place for making experiments. But how easy is it to innovate in the Auroville of today?

New project in the International Zone

UTSAV (meaning Celebration) – a mixed use commercial and residential development – along the Verite Radial in the Industrial Zone, is ready for the last phase of Building Application.

Rainwater Harvesting by making catchment ponds

One of the desilted ponds near the Visitors' Centre

People greatly appreciate Kireet for continuing the work that had been started by pioneering greenbelters. Greenbelters continue to improve water conservation in the lands that they steward and with the funds they have.

The challenges of planning the city

Sauro has been part of L’Avenir d’Auroville, Auroville’s town planning group, since it was set up in 2007. Here he answers questions on a wide range of planning topics.

Developing the Sri Ma resort