Vijayawada, Aug. 19 -- Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh has defended the state government's decision to establish Data Centres in Visakhapatnam, saying deliberate misinformation is being spread over their environmental and water requirements.
Responding to a question raised by Jana Sena MLA L N Madhavi in the Assembly on Wednesday, Minister Lokesh said Google's decision to invest in Visakhapatnam had triggered wider interest from other IT companies in the city.
Minister Lokesh said that Data Centres are critical to the AI-driven digital economy and India's data sovereignty, particularly amid emerging geopolitical challenges. He explained that once the proposed Data Centre ecosystem reaches the targeted 6.5 GW capacity, it is estimat...