‘No development at the cost of livelihoods’: Google’s Andhra data centre project faces water, wildlife concerns

Work to build Google’s planned 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.

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.