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b) Clear and recognised guidelines and policies as working tools for the
Development Group, so as to be able to monitor effectively every single physical
development.
c) Clear and recognised guidelines and parameters to define and orient the work of
the Planning Group and its relationships with both the Development Group and the
Overview Body.
d) Adequate facilities and financial support for the work of these groups.
2- From the larger perspective:
a) A “hub”: a coordinating body that receives information and impetus from all the
“spokes” (working groups and areas of activity), dynamically dedicated and
committed to the Charter of Auroville and the directions provided by the Mother,
and transmitting back to each and all working groups and areas the necessary
inspiration and support and cohesiveness, so that every activity in Auroville is
conducted in accordance with its spirit, in a progressive awareness of unity.
b) An internal reference body able to effectively process all issues that arise in
Auroville, holding in trust the ideals and inner laws of Auroville and seeing to it that
these are not ever compromised or betrayed through any of our practices,
methods, pursuits and policies.
c) A voice that can speak for Auroville.
d) A centrally positioned instrument that can stimulate, support, encourage and
help formulate the priorities, orientations and choices of the community of Auroville
at any time.
.The proposal as coming from the Development Group, Planning Group and Land
Usage Group.
1- Basic questions that first need to be answered:
a) How do the members of these 3 groups see the process for arriving at a common
approach of the physical development of Auroville?
b) What are the parameters that need to be defined and generally acknowledged in
order for the Development and Planning Groups to function effectively?
c) Apart from the need of a clear vision of the external forms, what are the steps to
be gone through for a well-shared sense of the priorities to arise?
d) What degree of control is wanted?
e) What are the guidelines or measuring tools wanted to assess the limits beyond
which a physical development is to be prevented or stopped?
2- On the organic function and identity of this Overview Body.
a) Provided a degree of consensus would be reached on a comprehensive approach
to the physical development of Auroville, those key-people who still hold today
conflicting views, ought then to be able to collaborate in their respective capacities
to the planning and development of Auroville. Should they, or not, be members of
an Overview Body?
b) Provided a mechanism or process is identified and accepted by which priorities
can be defined and confirmed, would there still be need of a permanent Overview
Body?
.The proposal from the larger perspective.
An Auroville Council is designated, with the following mandate: