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YSRCP person Gudivada Amarnath accused HRD Minister Nara Lokesh of resorting to idiosyncratic attacks against him for raising ‘genuine concerns’ astir the Google Data Centre task projected successful Visakhapatnam.
“I americium lone voicing the questions coming from the people, but Mr. Lokesh, alternatively of responding with facts, is mocking me. If I commencement countering, helium volition not beryllium capable to grip it,” Mr. Amarnath told the media astatine the YSRCP bureau successful Visakhapatnam connected Friday (October 17, 2025).
The YSRCP person questioned the government’s determination to connection concessions worthy ₹22,000 crore to Google for mounting up the information centre, without explaining the factual benefits Visakhapatnam would reap.
“People person a batch of doubts astir the employment instauration and gross procreation by the information centre project. The authorities should beryllium transparent successful this regard. At least, Google should contented a ceremonial connection to clarify the younker astir the employment prospects of the project,” helium said.
The YSRCP person claimed that the groundwork for the Google Data Centre task was done during the YSRCP’s tenure. “The past YSRCP authorities adjacent convinced Adani Group to found not lone a information centre but besides an IT park,” helium said.
The YSRCP Anakapalli territory president clarified that the YSRCP was not against the project, but it is against the ‘misleading publicity’.
Mr. Amarnath demanded that the authorities indispensable explicate however it would supply infrastructure to the information centre. “Visakhapatnam’s full powerfulness request per hr is astir adjacent to what the information centre unsocial volition need,” helium said.
The YSRCP person besides expressed interest implicit the h2o usage by the projected project. “Visakhapatnam metropolis needs astir 5 tmc ft of h2o per year, portion the information centre volition request astir 2.5 tmc ft to 3 tmc ft annually. How volition the authorities manage, particularly during the summer?, helium asked, adding that arsenic per experts, the information centre could rise the section temperatures by 1 grade Celsius to 2 degrees Celsius.
Chalo Rajayyapeta connected October 22
The erstwhile Minister announced that the YSRCP would organise a ‘Chalo Rajayyapeta’ programme to item the pleas of the fishermen protesting against the Bulk Drug Park projected successful the Payakaraopeta Assembly constituency of Anakapalli district.
