Green Visakha seeks cancellation of data centre permissions a day after rally
Environmental NGO Green Visakha is demanding the cancellation of permissions for AI data centers in Visakhapatnam and Anakapalli. The group claims the government bypassed mandatory environmental impact assessments and public hearings for the $15 billion project.
Why it matters
This highlights the growing tension between large-scale industrial AI infrastructure development and local environmental and regulatory oversight.
Green Visakha seeks cancellation of data centre permissions a day after rally left Members of Green Visakha and others, many of them in black, with banners and placards during a rally against AI data centres in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. BY ARRANGEMENT BY ARRANGEMENT https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/qm6xov/article71589901.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/WhatsApp%20Image%202026-10-15%20at%2022.24.46.jpeg BY ARRANGEMENT Members of Green Visakha and others, many of them in black, with banners and placards during a rally against AI data centres in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. BY ARRANGEMENT VISAKHAPATNAM Green Visakha, an environmental non-governmental organisation, on Thursday demanded cancellation of all permissions for AI data centres in Visakhapatnam and Anakapalli districts and a halt to construction at Tarluvada and Adavivaram. The demand came a day after it held a rally in the city on the first anniversary of the State government’s Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Google for an AI hub in Visakhapatnam.
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