Life in the villages One of the most critical problems in the area surrounding Auroville is the housing situation.
Villagers live in small mud-walled, palm leaf roofed huts.
These roofs have to be renewed every two or three years due to the monsoon, and it becomes a financial burden on the already difficult economy. Besides, the urbanisation of the villages is chaotic and deficient. Village streets are eroded and pitted. There is no public sanitation system for wastewater, excreta or household waste. Government programmes for rural electrification, street lighting and sanitation are poorly implemented.