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News India Live, Digital Desk: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu today, 28 April 2026 Google’s giant near Visakhapatnam Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Center The foundation stone has been laid. This project is being considered a historic milestone for the digital infrastructure of not only Andhra Pradesh but entire India.

Project Highlights:

Heavy Investment: Google will be involved in this project in the next five years (2026-2030). 15 billion dollars (about ₹1.35 lakh crore) Will invest Rs. This is Google’s largest ever foreign direct investment (FDI) in India.

Huge Capacity: It will be a 1 gigawatt (GW) capacity data center, making it one of the largest AI-focused data centers in India.

Expansion: This hub is located in Visakhapatnam Rambilli, Adaviram and Taluvada The areas will be spread over approximately 600 acres.

Partnership: For this mega project Google AdaniConneX And Bharti Airtel Has shaken hands with. Adani Group will take responsibility for its infrastructure and green energy.

Employment Opportunities:

According to Chief Minister and IT Minister Nara Lokesh, with the development of this entire ecosystem, in the future almost 2,00,000 (2 lakh) jobs Expected to be born. These mainly include:

Specialized Roles: AI Research, Data Science, and Cloud Operations.

Technical Roles: Data Center Management, Cyber ​​Security and Network Infrastructure.

Support Services: Thousands of indirect jobs to maintenance, power systems and cooling technology.

Why only Vizag? (Why Visakhapatnam?)

Subsea Cable Gateway: Visakhapatnam’s coastal location makes it ideal for an international ‘subsea cable landing station’, which will provide high-speed connectivity to global data traffic.

Government Policy: The state government’s ‘Speed ​​of Doing Business’ policy and favorable environment for investors have attracted Google here.

Tech Hub Dream: The government wants to establish Vizag as the ‘AI Gateway’ of Asia.

future plan:

CM Naidu has urged Google to complete the work of this center expeditiously and 28 September 2026 The target is to inaugurate it, for which there are plans to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi.