--- title: "Google’s $15bn India data centre is running into water and wildlife" url: https://daily.dev/posts/google-s-15bn-india-data-centre-is-running-into-water-and-wildlife-ff4cogw1s source_url: https://thenextweb.com/news/google-india-data-centre-water-wildlife-visakhapatnam type: article source: "The Next Web" published: 2026-08-06T11:25:13.751Z updated: 2026-08-06T11:25:36.032Z tags: ["google", "sustainability", "ai-infrastructure"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Google’s $15bn India data centre is running into water and wildlife **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Google's $15bn data centre project in Visakhapatnam, India — built in partnership with the Adani Group — is facing growing opposition over water scarcity and proximity to the Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary. The city already faces a daily water deficit of 70 million litres, and residents fear the hyperscale facility will worsen shortages. Conservationists warn construction could disturb leopards and pangolins living 860 metres away. Multiple legal challenges have been filed, with a High Court hearing scheduled. The state defends its environmental approvals and has guaranteed water supply for 20 years, while Google cites advanced air cooling to reduce water use. The dispute reflects a broader global pattern of community resistance to AI infrastructure buildout, with similar protests recorded across the US and New York becoming the first state to freeze new data centre permits. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Google to invest $15B in Indian AI infrastructure hub](https://daily.dev/posts/google-to-invest-15b-in-indian-ai-infrastructure-hub-iw25pfgox) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#google](https://daily.dev/tags/google), [#sustainability](https://daily.dev/tags/sustainability), [#ai-infrastructure](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-infrastructure) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/google-s-15bn-india-data-centre-is-running-into-water-and-wildlife-ff4cogw1s)