Aaditya Thackeray Opposes Thane Data Centre, Ring Metro

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Sep 08, 2026 23:53

Aaditya Thackeray (Shiv Sena UBT) opposes Thane's planned data centre and ring metro projects, citing environmental and public health concerns like tree felling and pollution.

Aaditya Thackeray Opposes Thane Data Centre, Ring Metro

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Key Points

Aaditya Thackeray opposes the planned data centre and internal ring metro projects in Thane.
He raises significant environmental and public health concerns regarding both developments.
The data centre is criticized for its massive water needs, diesel storage, and potential noise pollution.
The ring metro project is opposed due to the felling of approximately 3,500 trees.
Thackeray urged residents to unite and assured full political support against the projects.

Thane, Sep 8 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Tuesday strongly opposed the planned data center and internal ring metro project in Thane, raising environmental and public health concerns.

Addressing residents near the proposed data center site in Balkum, the former Maharashtra minister stated that constructing a 53-acre project in the heart of the city was not desirable.

The data center would require massive water supplies for cooling, store around 5 lakh liters of diesel for generators, and generate continuous noise pollution reaching up to 90 decibels, he claimed.

Thackeray also criticized the ring metro project, alleging that around 3,500 trees would be felled, accelerating concretisation of a city known for its green cover. Urging citizens to unite, Thackeray assured full political support against both projects.

Source: PTI By Rediff Money Desk, Thane

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