Villupuram MP urges TN CM to intervene and safeguard peace in Auroville
The Hindu
D. Ravikumar said that Auroville Foundation should not indulge in any unilateral move, and take decisions contrary to the views expressed by members of the Resident Assembly, to clear trees for a road-laying project
Villupuram Member of Parliament D. Ravikumar has urged the Tamil Nadu Government to immediately intervene and safeguard peace and tranquillity in Auroville in the district.
In a letter addressed to Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, Mr. Ravikumar said that Auroville was conceived as a universal township with people from different countries living and working together. Auroville’s afforestation project has come to ensure the protection of the environment because of the large area of green cover it has brought up, particularly in Villupuram district, which has very low green cover in the State. However, developments over the last few days in the township are causing concern, he said.
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