The excavation of the test pond for the Matrimandir LakeIn
order to best determine how the lake around Matrimandir should be
constructed, a large test pond is being excavated, exposing layers of
earth, gravel, sand and clay. Aurovilian Geologist Gulio took
interested Aurovilians on two-hour tour of the site, illuminating the
distant past.Going
down a steep slope into the site, we reach eight metres below the
surface. The excavation will go to ten meters, but it has been
temporarily suspended during monsoon. It is planned to be finished by
March.“The
excavation of the Matrimandir Lake gives us a beautiful opportunity
to study the geological formations beneath our feet. You see
different layers. They are a testament to the forces of wind and
water that shaped the Auroville plateau over millions of years,”
says Giulio. Pointing at the reddish walls around us, he explains
that we are looking at a stratum called Cuddalore Sandstone,
after the city of Cuddalore where this geological for...
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