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Data centres rattle Vizag’s civic polls as activists take water fight to voters
By SNV Sudhir4 min read at Deccan Herald
In brief
Opponents of AI data centres in Visakhapatnam are using the local civic polls to campaign against water and land usage by these facilities.
Activists from groups like Green Visakha and Stop Vizag Data Centers are urging voters to support candidates opposing data centres.
The issue has become a significant talking point in the mayoral contest, with activists alleging that the state government is favoring companies over local residents.
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Hyderabad: With local body elections underway, opponents of AI data centres in Andhra Pradesh have found an opportunity in Visakhapatnam, where Google has begun work on a 1 GW data centre and several other companies have lined up projects of their own.
The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC), which has 120 wards, goes to the polls on November 1. The data centre issue has made the mayoral contest more interesting than usual. Vizag is considered the gateway to north Andhra Pradesh, which has around 34 Assembly segments, and every party works hard to retain dominance in GVMC polls to gain a over the entire region.
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