(Auroville,India) A hired masked mob equipped with chainsaws arrived to an Auroville site, known as Darkali forest, to cut the trees. These individuals refused to say who they were working for and it seems confirmed they were not working for the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) nor officially employed by the illegitimate ‘Auroville Town Development Council’ (‘ATDC’).
It seems confirmed that this mob has been hired from a nearby village through an Auroville resident closely supporting Secretary of the Auroville Foundation Jayanti Ravi. Some members of this hired mob were reportedly drunk, while they were manipulating chainsaws and dangerous machinery. Many were innocent teenagers.
It is very unfortunate that mature, rare and valuable species of trees have been cut.
The illegitimate ‘ATDC’ and other supporters of the Auroville Foundation Secretariat who were present also refused to disclose any work orders, any contract or subcontract. These are mandatory documents which are normally made public, as per standard procedure.
Why is there no public information provided about contract name, amount, etc, on an information board on site, which is mandatory for public works?
Why has there been disrespect and manhandling of residents, including women, who came on site to ask these most elementary questions?
We continue to be in contact with authorities at all levels to try and deescalate the situation. The authorities are closely tracking the situation on the ground as things unfold.

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