At the end of February, the New Town Development Task Force made a
presentation of its work to the community. They explained that, following last
year’s recommendations of the Land Protection Status Study Group and the
Working Committee, the Task Force has started a dialogue with the Town and
Country Planning Office (TCPO) of Tamil Nadu to discuss the possibility of the
Government of Tamil Nadu constituting a New Town Development Authority (NTDA)
for the Auroville township – based on the Master Plan and upon Auroville’s
values – under the Tamil Nadu Town and Planning Act.
This initiative was spurred by the fact that outsiders are planning
large real estate projects within the Master Plan area that have no relation to
the Plan and threaten its integrity, and that uncontrolled village development
is also compromising efforts that Auroville has made over the years to
integrate Auroville and village development.
The powers of a New Town Development Authority have been
def...
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