ਭਾਰਤ ਦੇ ਡਾਟਾ ਸੈਂਟਰ ਬੂਮ ਕਾਰਨ ਗ੍ਰੇਟਰ ਨੋਇਡਾ ਕਮਿਊਨਿਟੀਜ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਾਣੀ ਦਾ ਸੰਕਟ

India mein data center development mein ek mahatvapurna tezi aa rahi hai, jismein Greater Noida aur Bengaluru jaise regions bade hubs ban rahe hain. Yeh expansion, haalanki, pehle se hi tanavgrast ilakon mein paani ki kami ko badha raha hai, kyunki data centers ko cooling ke liye aparimit matra mein paani ki zarurat hoti hai.

Greater Noida mein, Khora Colony jaise ilake bhoomigat jal (groundwater) mein alaraming kami dekh rahe hain, jisse residents ko mehange water tankers par nirbhar hona pad raha hai aur pump failures ka baar-baar saamna karna pad raha hai. Residents report karte hain ki bhoomigat jal ka star tezi se gir gaya hai, jisse kathinai aur visthapan ho raha hai.

AdaniConneX aur Sify Technologies jaisi companiyan bade facilities operate karti hain. Jabki AdaniConneX ka dawa hai ki woh paani ki khapat kam karne ke liye air-cooled chillers ka istemal karti hai, Sify Technologies reportedly municipal supply aur bhoomigat jal se fresh paani ka istemal karti hai, jo saalana arabon liters consume kar sakta hai.

Uttar Pradesh sarkar ki Data Center Policy 2021 nivesh ko protsahit karti hai lekin paani ke sourcing par spasht nahi hai, "24x7 water supply" ka wada karti hai sustainability bataye bina. Sarkari records mein data center paani ke istemal permits aur vastavik consumption ko lekar transparency ki kami hai, jismein adhikari adhoori jaankari dete hain aur RTI requests par deri karte hain. Yeh digital infrastructure growth aur local paani access issues ke beech ek spasht vipreet sthiti paida karta hai.

Asar: Yeh sthiti ek mahatvapurna chunauti pesh karti hai, jismein data center sector se economic development ko critical paani resources ki zarurat ke saath santulit karna hoga. Agar paani resources ko prabhavi dhang se manage nahi kiya gaya to is growth ki lambi-avadhi ki sustainability sandehajspad hai, jo sambhavit roop se samajik asantosh aur regulatory backlash ko janm de sakti hai.