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2.9.1 The implementation
of the Master Plan (Perspective: 2025) for Auroville requires a more structured
organisational set-up than hitherto available. A start will be made putting
such an organisation in place when the European Union funded project on
the Centre for Innovative Urban Management becomes operational in early
2001.
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2.9.2 The
Planning Group will be responsible for the preparation of the Five Year
detailed Development Plans followed by Annual Plans and Layout Plans/Detailed
Schemes within the framework of the Master Plan (Perspective: 2025). The
implementation and monitoring of the projects will continue to be the
responsibility of the concerned AV group through their project leaders.
However, the overall co-ordination and monitoring of the work will be
the responsibility of the Planning Group.
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2.9.3 There
are three important aspects of the plan, the implementation of which will
require full support and involvement of the Government of Tamil Nadu and
the Pondicherry UT. The first one relates to the provision of main access
ways to the township. There are four such principal access ways connecting
the four main zones. The present accesses to these areas are narrow and
pass through village settlements. Widening of the roads needs to be carried
out on some stretches, and realignments need to be introduced to avoid
disrupting village settlements. In the longer term it would also be necessary
to establish the Northern and Southern by-passes connecting the East Coast
Road and Tindivanam-Pondicherry roads to facilitate easy and direct access
between these highways.
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2.9.4 The
second important aspect relates to securing the lands that are not under
the ownership of Auroville for developments proposed in the Master Plan.
For the securing of land, various options such as land exchange, lease
of land, land pooling techniques etc., as indicated in Appendix IV, are
suggested. This calls for the regulation of the use of lands not owned
by Auroville to avoid non-conforming uses, and acquisition of such lands
that are required for development by Auroville. The Auroville Foundation,
being governed by an act of Central Government, anticipates full co-operation
from the Government of Tamil Nadu and the Pondicherry UT in the implementation
of these proposals.
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Kuilapalayam village
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2.9.5 Another
important aspect is the development of villages within the designated
area of Auroville as well as those in its 'bio-region'. Auroville groups
are already assisting the villages in improving their socio-economic conditions.
The five-year indicative plan has envisaged a provision of about Rs. 3
crores for this purpose. Auroville would collaborate with the village
panchayats as well as with the Government in identifying development projects,
and funds for projects will be sought from the Central Government and
the State Government to support various aspects of development in these
villages and the bioregion.
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2.9.6 The
proposed set-up in the Planning group provides for an independent Division
which will be involved in implementation work. The details of the proposed
structure for the implementation of the Master Plan (Perspective: 2025)
is given in Appendix V.
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2.9.7 The
present momentum in Development and Environmental activities will be strengthened
through a participatory Environmental Management process which will be
integrated within all development, planning and urban design elements.
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