Aurovillians hold silent protests against clearing of trees for Crown Project
The Hindu
The residents are protesting the the building of the Crown Road without due consultations, while the Auroville Foundation that this has been provided for and gazetted in the Auroville Master Plan
Aurovillians on Friday resorted to silent protests in the township as the Auroville Foundation and the Town Development Council pressed into service earth-movers, and started the process of clearing trees in the Dharkali Forest to make way for the future Crown Road (Right-of-Way).
The protests that began at 6 a.m., continued after a stand-off was reported on Thursday between the Resident Assembly and the Foundation while demolishing the Youth Center for the contentious project. A video of the incident has since gone viral.
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