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'Auroville wants to be a universal town where men and women of all countries are able to live in

peace and progressive harmony above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities.

The purpose of Auroville is to realize Human Unity.'

The Mother

On Sun, 27 Oct 2024 at 18:51, Avinash Ravi Raghavan <aviragh@auroville.org.in> wrote:

Dear Sindhuja/ Govind/ all,

We are disappointed that the work on the radial is happening without any prior communication

to the communities impacted. And that our needs during this considerable work at the only road

accessing our communities are being ignored.

We have learned that this work is estimated to last 3 months and we are concerned that this

work is starting at the very beginning of the monsoon period. At the moment, there is no stable

surface creating a precarious situation for our vehicles and emergency services to pass

through or even access.

The coming rains will only make this worse. Recognizing that we have many elders for whom

navigation on rough, unstable, or slippery surfaces is a challenge, we request that safe access

be given to all communities during the interim and that the removal of the older surface and

application of the new or temporary surface be done in phases so as to minimise disruption.

The Vikas Radial serves its residents well. If one of the main reasons is to create infrastructure

connectivity between the 2 sides of the road every 25m, we request you to reconsider the need

for the huge scale of this current work plan. The spacing between buildings is far more than

25m. We have seen how the Road Service created the sewer line from Vibrance to the

opposite side of the road with minimal disruption and cost. This model could work very well for

the existing radial, while any new parts can use the new design.

We request someone from your team to meet with the impacted communities and provide an

actual update on the plan, timeframe etc. and get input before any more work is done. It can

happen Monday or Tuesday before Diwali, avoiding further disruption while minimising delay.

Thank you,

Avinash (aviragh@auroville.org.in), Carla (95669 36746), Karan, Rajesh

For the Vibrance Community