
Auroville residents protest uprooting of trees for contentious Crown Project
The Hindu
The Town Development Council has been tasked with evolving an action plan for the project.
Over 300 residents of Auroville on Saturday resorted to a protest after around 30 trees were uprooted in the core area of the International township to pave way for laying a road for the contentious Crown project.
The project envisages establishment of four zones - industrial, cultural, residential and recreational — growing radially out of the Matrimandir, the soul of the township.
The Town Development Council has been tasked with evolving an action plan for the project.

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday ordered the issue of a notice to the State government on a PIL petition, which had complained about disturbances caused to people residing in the localities around the National Public School situated in Rajajinagar 5th block due to use of loudspeakers with high volume in the school and parking of school buses in residential areas.












