Behind India’s Data Centre Boom Lies a Growing Water Concern

Data centres are large physical facilities that house computer servers, network systems, and IT equipment. They’re essential for everything digital — like storing data, running apps, and powering AI systems, electric vehicles, streaming platforms, and cloud services such as ChatGPT, Netflix, or Amazon Web Services.

 Why are data centres growing so fast?

Because of the increasing demand for:

• AI tools and cloud services,