COLAAP is an acronym for "Collaboration for Auroville Area Protection". It provides updates pertaining to securing and safeguarding the planned Auroville township area and invites collaboration from the friends and well-wishers of Auroville. It also has a section "News in Brief" which offers glimpses of multiple creativity in Auroville. The Newsletter is being sent to donors and friends of Auroville. To receive the newsletter in your mailbox, send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it There is no subscription and no obligation on the part of the recipients.
Click here to download the COLAAP Newsletter No. 47 (March - June 2010).

During the period under review, 8.27 acres were secured in the planned township area. Of these, 2.07 acres were by way of land purchase while the remaining 6.20 acres were by way of land exchange. Also, .40 cents were purchased by way of access to Quiet – a beach community and major centre for health activities and projects. With this, the lands to be secured in the City (or Urban) area of Auroville are reduced to 212 acres or 17.5 percent of the total 1200 acres. For the cohesive development of the Green Belt  - which allows for a multifarious projects and activities in agriculture, forestry, education, health, energy sources etc. -  Auroville still need to secure significant area of land.

To download the Report for the period  (Sept.  2009 - Feb.  2010) click here.
 

This is a brief summary of the open presentation and discussion arranged by L’avenir on 29th January 2010 at the Town Hall. The goals of ICITI is to build a scalable ICT platform by 2012 in Auroville for+ Better connectivity at lower cost, enabling closer  collaboration and more effective governance+ Reduce carbon foot print   - Eliminate or reduce energy used for ‘need-less’ travel   - Eliminate or reduce use of paper   - Use low power/ power efficient technologies+ Reduce Electromagnetic pollution+ Usher in ‘Knowledge Society”+ Extend it to the bio-regionThe consensus at the end of the meeting was that ICITI is technically feasible and financially viable and its realization would be beneficial. For its realization, ICITI needs Government approvals, funds and Community support in the aspiration, goodwill and a helping hand, wherever possible..In READ MORE part 2 & 3.Read more

During one of the recent Open Meetings held weekly by l'Avenir the topic concerned safeguarding the land, the lands missing in the grid meant to comprise the township of Auroville. Toby introduced Frederick, who works in tandem with Pashi; Frederick stressed the protection of the lands necessary to fulfill Mother's dream as well as the overall participation of the community...

During the period under review, Auroville Foundation purchased 7.40 acres in the planned township area while 5.91 acres were secured by way of land exchange with the unutilized land outside the planned township area.  Of the total 13.31 acres that were secured during the year, 11.86 were in the Green Belt and 1.45 in the City Area of Auroville.  An amount of Rs. 46,72,695 was received by way of offerings and donations from friends and well-wishers of Auroville as well as from guests and residents of Auroville.Click to downaload the full report as pdf.

Private Land inside Auroville is a burning issue. While plans for the future city are being made, private land owners are pursuing their own plans. The tree cutting in the land near Certitude is a visible reminder of this gap. The land was flattened and is being offered for sale. AurovilleRadio tries to shed some light on what is happening there. Interviews with land owners and Jesse from the Auroville Council give two different perspectives on the subject.

“Auroville is unique not only as an environmental project but also as a living model for a new form of relationship between Nature and urban development. In this regard, I have been troubled to learn that the integrity of this valuable experiment is being jeopardized by the encroachment of private developers buying up parcels of land within the Auroville area. This not only creates a serious threat to Auroville and its planning process as an integrated model, but it even leads to an uncontrolled spital of inflated land prices, making it even more difficult for Auroville t secure lands necessary for a unified plan.”
From the Auroville Land Fund newsletter No. 42 April - June 2008

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