# Thane residents protest Amazon data centre over water, power fears 2026-08-07T23:18:40+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Residents in Thane and Visakhapatnam have launched organised protests against proposed mega data centres by Amazon and a Google-Adani venture. In Thane, the Wake Up Thanekar group led a human chain protest on July 18 against Amazon's hyperscale data centre planned on 53 acres at Balkum. Activists cite concerns over water use, power demand of 420 MW, and a potential heat island effect from cooling systems. Amazon says its approved water supply permit is only 0.01 MLD for basic human needs and that it does not use water for cooling in India. The Thane Municipal Corporation stated the facility would receive 12 MLD of treated sewage water for industrial use. Residents in Visakhapatnam are opposing a proposed 1-GW Google-Adani data centre complex across 480 acres, raising similar concerns. ## Coverage - frontline.thehindu.com - hindustantimes.com Tags: Amazon, BJP protest, data centre, power cuts, Thane, water shortage Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bjp-leader-leads-protest-against-amazon-data-centre-in-thane-over-water-power-concerns/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bjp-leader-leads-protest-against-amazon-data-centre-in-thane-over-water-power-concerns/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.