Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Hon’ble IT Minister, Government of India: “The groundbreaking ceremony of India AI Hub in Visakhapatnam reflects Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji’s vision of making India

Google broke ground today on its landmark AI hub in Visakhapatnam (Vizag), Andhra Pradesh — the company’s largest investment in India yet. Nxtra by Airtel, alongside AdaniConneX, will spearhead construction of this gigawatt-scale ecosystem, leveraging Nxtra’s best-in-class data centers, pan-India ultra-low-latency fiber, green power, and next-gen cable landing station to reinforce Google’s commitment to India’s economic and environmental resilience.

The Tarluvada ceremony featured dignitaries: Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw (Union Minister for Railways, I&B, Electronics & IT); Shri Nara Chandrababu Naidu (AP Chief Minister); Shri Nara Lokesh (AP IT Minister); Shri Bikash Koley (Google Cloud VP); Shri Karan and Jeet Adani (Adani Group Directors); Shri Rakesh Mittal (Bharti Enterprises Vice Chairman).

Speaking about the event, Gopal Vittal, Bharti Airtel Executive Vice Chairman, said “Through our strategic partnership with Google and Adani to build this landmark AI hub, we will help advance India’s digital ambitions. With Visakhapatnam emerging as a new hub on the world’s AI map, we will ensure that India sets the pace for innovation and sustainable growth, not just for our people, but for the whole world. Our full stack of best-in-class data centers, use of green power, pan-India ultra-low-latency fiber, and a next-gen cable landing station will enable large-scale, world-class AI infrastructure in Vizag.”