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Can Mumbai afford a data centre?
Updated On: 30 August, 2026 02:07 PM IST | Mumbai | Arpika Bhosale
Why are Thanekars against a data centre? It’s not about AI. Policy experts and locals say it’s about transparency. Why aren’t residents in the loop? And who will be accountable for the impact on heat, water, and noise?
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On a hot and humid Wednesday, we head towards Balkum, Thane, where protests by residents have brought Amazon’s hyperscale AI data centre into the national spotlight.
Until then, most Mumbaikars did not know that there was an AI data centre coming up in their backyard. The few who did, might have even shrugged it off with a “So what?” Not the residents of Thane, though.
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