The organisation of water in Auroville: Luxury or necessity

Centre for Scientific Research, Auroville; Water Harvest, Auroville (2006) The organisation of water in Auroville: Luxury or necessity. Technical Report. Auroville Centre for Scientific Research, CSR; Auroville Water Harvest, AWH.

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Abstract

This report has been prepared in the context of an externally financed project analysing the organisation of water in Auroville and proposing a model for an organisation for water in Auroville. The initiative originated in the context of an integrated water management project for Auroville. It is felt that Auroville is on the verge of a large jump forward: the purchase of land has resumed and the Masterplan will be developed in further detail. Under these conditions, there appears to be a need for coordinated initiatives in drinking water, rainwater harvesting and waste water in Auroville within the context of the Masterplan. Vitens Flevoland (Hydron Flevoland before merging at October 1, 2006) initiating this project, is also financially supporting the Kottakarai project. Vitens Flevoland is also of the opinion that apart from the internal urge for such an organisation, also externally such organisation would help in coordinating applications for financial support for infrastructure for water management. Vitens Flevoland delegated one of its staff (Eri Salomé) and contracted 2 independent international consultants Jeen Kootstra from the Netherlands and Israel Gev from Israel, both familiar with Auroville and its struggle with water resources) to carry out this project. The team was guided in Auroville by Gilles Boulicot, execvutive director of Auroville Water Harvest. Vitens Flevoland explicitly stresses that this project is carried out without any vested interest from her side in Auroville in particular or India more in general. It is merely from a genuine concern for a durable development of water resources both inside and outside of Auroville that this initiative has been taken. The Director of Vitens Flevoland, Toby Neumann, has been heading Auroville International in the Netherlands and has recently been elected as head of Auroville International.

Item Type:	Monograph (Technical Report)
Subjects:	Water > Water (General) Water > Management Water > Auroville Governance (policies/guidelines/players/Water Users Association)
Depositing User:	Aditi Rosegger
Date Deposited:	08 Apr 2021 08:10
Last Modified:	08 Apr 2021 08:10
URI:	http://aurorepo.in/id/eprint/151

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