Infrastructure

Minutes of the 68th Governing Board meeting

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On 20 March, the Ministry of Education, responding to two Right to Information requests dated 25 and 26 February, sent the applicant a copy of the Minutes of the 68th Meeting of the Governing Board (GB) of the Auroville Foundation held on 5 December 2024, which have since been widely distributed in Auroville.

New hope for the roads

An interview with Michael Bonke, By Alan and Carel

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.

Extracts for Report of Sustainable Regional Planning Framework for Puducherry, Villupuram, Auroville & Cuddalore (PondyCan, Feb. 2012)

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Auroville’s Electricity Supply – Conventional or solar?

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Since about 1975, Auroville can boast of its own electricity department. Started in a corner of Matrimandir’s workshop, it grew into the Auroville Electrical Service.