Left parties step up opposition to proposed data centre projects in Vizag
Left-wing political parties, including the CPI and CPI(M), are protesting against proposed data centre projects in Visakhapatnam. They argue that these facilities threaten the local environment, water supply, and public health in residential areas.
Why it matters
The conflict illustrates the tension between industrial development goals and local environmental/community concerns in urban planning.
The CPI and CPI(M) on Thursday intensified their opposition to the proposed data centre projects in and around Visakhapatnam, alleging that the projects would adversely affect the environment, drinking water sources and public health.
The CPI staged a protest at Pedagadili Junction in Arilova, where two party leaders tonsured their heads and activists formed a human chain, demanding that the State government revoke the approvals and land allotments granted for the proposed projects.
Addressing the gathering, CPI State secretariat member J.V. Satyanarayana Murthy alleged that the proposed Mudasarlova data centre, with a sanctioned power requirement of about 512 MW, and the projects planned at Tarluvada and Rambilli would place enormous pressure on water and electricity resources besides causing heat, noise and pollution in nearby residential localities.
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