Recently the Town Development
Council (TDC) announced that a Memorandum of Understanding had been
signed with Bommaiyarpalayam panchayat. What does this mean, and what
is the significance of this initiative? Auroville Today spoke to
Cristo, one of the executives of the TDC.
Auroville Today: What is the
origin of this initiative?
Cristo: It was a result of a
work that we did some years ago on preparing the Greenbelt Master
Plan with our expert planning consultants, David and Achava Stein.
During that exercise it emerged that the water issue is a crucial one
for both Auroville and the bioregion, and this can only be solved
through collaborating with our neighbours. Then, very recently, the
Bommaiyarpalayam Panchayat sent a letter to us in the TDC, requesting
Auroville’s help with their planning and development, and
mentioning as an example the need for pure drinking water. So we
decided to start collaborating with this village because they have a
Panchayat President who is fr...
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