CPI(M) opposes land allotment to Adani for ‘Google’ Data Centre in Visakhapatnam

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The Andhra Pradesh State Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has powerfully opposed the State government’s determination to allot hundreds of acres of onshore successful Visakhapatnam for a projected information centre task allegedly linked to the Adani Group nether the sanction of Google.

In a connection issued connected Friday, CPI-M State Secretary V. Srinivasa Rao alleged that portion the authorities had earlier announced that Google would found a 1 GW capableness information centre successful Visakhapatnam with an concern of ₹1.36 lakh crore, the State Cabinet connected February 24 approved the allocation of onshore to Adani Group entities by dividing the task into 3 peculiar intent vehicles (SPVs).

According to the party, the Cabinet has approved the allotment of 601.4 acres of onshore to Adani Infra for mounting up a 1,000 MW AI information centre clump crossed Visakhapatnam and Anakapalli districts. This includes 308 acres successful Taraluvada of Anandapuram mandal and different 106 acres for a semiconductor-related project. Additionally, 256.47 acres belonging to the Simhachalam Devasthanam successful Adivivaram panchayat and definite lands successful the SEZ country of Rambilli mandal are besides projected to beryllium allocated.

The CPI(M) questioned the rationale down allocating immense stretches of temple onshore to backstage entities portion long-pending onshore regularisation issues of thousands of mediocre families stay unresolved. The enactment claimed that astir 6,000 mediocre residents crossed 275 survey numbers successful the Simhachalam portion and astir 13,000 radical successful areas specified arsenic Adivaram, Venkatapuram, Vegunta, Cheemalapalli and Purushottapuram are awaiting regularisation of lands wherever they person been residing for decades.

Alleging that Dalit residents successful Taraluvada are opposing the onshore acquisition but are facing governmental pressure, the CPI(M) termed the determination arsenic “deceptive,” accusing the authorities of utilizing Google’s sanction portion efficaciously allotting onshore to Adani Group companies.

He demanded contiguous cancellation of the onshore allotments to Adani and urged the authorities authorities to clasp power of the projected information centre task alternatively of handing implicit nationalist assets to backstage corporations.

Published - February 27, 2026 10:27 p.m. IST

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