Overview
- Aaditya Thackeray wrote to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday asking for a stay on the proposed Thane AI/data centre until the Kakodkar‑led expert committee submits its report.
- The state formed a 17‑member committee chaired by former Atomic Energy Commission chief Anil Kakodkar about ten days earlier and the panel’s final report is expected within months.
- Local residents who formed the group Wake Up Thanekar have protested for roughly two months, raising concerns about alleged large water use, strain on electricity, continuous noise, heat release and diesel generator emissions.
- News reports attribute the project to Amazon on a reported 54‑acre Balkum plot but that developer identification and specific technical claims about water and noise remain limited or unverified in public reporting.
- Thackeray has criticised the committee’s composition as mainly ex‑officio officials and urged relocation of the facility to an MIDC red‑category industrial zone, a move that could delay approvals and heighten political tensions in Thane as Maharashtra seeks to expand data‑centre investment.