Google’s $15 billion India data centre project battles water, wildlife concerns

VISAKHAPATNAM: Work to build Google’s planned Indian data centre hub is in full swing, with a hillside above ​the site stripped to red earth and terraced into steps, ​but mounting opposition from environmentalists is creating hurdles for the U.S. tech giant’s $15 billion project.

The southern state of ​Andhra Pradesh, governed by an ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has hailed the project as historic and transformational, has denied allegations that the project was fast-tracked without weighing risks to water supplies and wildlife.