Amazon.com (AMZN) is back under scrutiny in India after new reporting published on October 9 highlighted local opposition to its planned data center campus in Thane, outside Mumbai. Residents near the roughly 22-hectare site in Balkum and Majiwada say the facility will bring noise, emissions and pressure on local resources.
Amazon’s answer hasn’t changed. The company says the Thane site will not use water for cooling and will not draw power from the network that serves nearby homes and shops. (This is an existing project, not a new investment.)
What Thane Residents Are Fighting
- Water: Residents fear the campus will strain a city already short on supply. Amazon says the site won’t use water for cooling.
- Power: Residents estimate the campus will need about 422 MW. Amazon says it won’t draw from the network serving nearby homes and shops.
- Noise and emissions: The plan includes roughly 190 diesel backup generators, with five schools and three…
