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Environmentalist and Jal Biradari nationalist convenor Bolisetty Satyanarayana connected Wednesday (June 17, 2026) criticised the projected information centre projects successful Visakhapatnam, and disputed the assurance by Visakhapatnam MP M. Sribharat that the projects would not airs biology risks.
Addressing a property league astatine the Visakha Public Library, Mr. Satyanarayana alleged that the projected mega information centres had been classified arsenic Category B2 projects alternatively of Category A, avoiding mandatory nationalist hearings and a afloat Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). He said projects of specified standard should spell done central-level appraisal and nationalist consultation earlier biology clearances were granted.
He expressed interest implicit the projects’ h2o and powerfulness needs, informing that dependence connected groundwater and desalination plants could impact marine ecosystems and fishermen’s livelihoods, and that higher energy request could strain the grid. He besides raised fears of rising municipality temperatures from the nonaccomplishment of greenish screen and the vigor generated by information centre operations.
Drawing connected large-scale information centre developments successful Northern Virginia successful the United States, Mr. Satyanarayana called for stricter zoning rules, dedicated renewable vigor sources, greenish buffer zones and an autarkic biology audit earlier the projects proceed.
