CPI(M) seeks halt to incentives for Google data centre project
The CPI(M) party is demanding that the Andhra Pradesh government withdraw subsidies for a Google data center project in Visakhapatnam. They cite ongoing High Court proceedings and concerns regarding environmental impact and land rights as reasons to halt state support.
Why it matters
This highlights the growing tension between large-scale digital infrastructure development and local environmental and land-use advocacy in India.
The CPI(M) State committee has demanded that the State government withdraw the subsidies and incentives being extended to the Google data centre project being executed by the Vizag Hyper-scale Data Centre Park Limited (VHDCPL) in the wake of the High Court’s orders.
In a statement on Wednesday, CPI(M) State secretary V. Srinivasa Rao said the government should implement the orders relating to the project coming up in the Adavivaram and Mudusaralova areas of Visakhapatnam rural mandal.
He said the court had made it clear that the construction of the project could proceed at VHDCPL’s own risk until the final verdict. The government should, therefore, withdraw the subsidies and incentives being extended to the project and protect public money, he said.
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