Environmental Destruction in Visakhapatnam

A major controversy has erupted in Visakhapatnam over large scale hill excavation for a proposed Data Center project. Heavy earthwork is underway in the 160 acre area near Adavivaram, falling under Simhachalam Appanna temple lands, raising serious environmental and religious concerns.

Local residents and religious organizations have strongly objected to the construction, demanding an immediate halt to all activities on temple lands. They warn that the ongoing digging is causing irreversible damage to the environment and hills in the ecologically sensitive region.