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Broken promises, confiscated land: the hyperscale AI datacentre being built in a tiny Indian village

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Broken promises, confiscated land: the hyperscale AI datacentre being built in a tiny Indian village

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The Guardian reports the following. EcoBriefing is republishing it as an attributed briefing, not as independently confirmed fact. If this item is false or incomplete, the responsibility sits with The Guardian, which released it. Locals say Google’s $15bn project in Andhra Pradesh has resulted in smallholdings being taken back off them by the government When the government officials arrived in Tarluvada last year, they came with abundant promises. Google, one of the world’s richest and most powerful tech companies, would soon be bringing a “golden opportunity” to this tiny village in south India: a $15bn AI datacentre. Continue reading... Original link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/26/ai-datacentre-hyperscale-india-andhra-pradesh-village-google-confiscated-land

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