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The Guardian — Technology · September 26, 2026 · On the brief until October 10, 2026

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

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THE AI ANGLE
Driving hyperscale datacentre construction and resource consumption

Google and the Adani Group are constructing a massive AI datacentre campus in Andhra Pradesh, clearing forest and acquiring land farmed by local villagers. State officials fast-tracked the approvals in nine days without public hearings, allocating power permits that equal roughly 30 percent of the state's electricity use. The project forces researchers and planners to confront how tech infrastructure projects bypass environmental reviews and disrupt rural land tenure.

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THE TEACHING ANGLE
The project highlights the conflict between national goals for digital growth and local demands for land tenure, water security, and public consultation.

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