Sugarcane Uses 90% of Water, Not Data Centers: A Rebuttal on Maharashtra
prasanna_says · x · 2026-10-01
Responding to claims that data centers are draining Maharashtra, prasannasays argues agriculture consumes 90% of the region's water — mostly sugarcane and rice, neither native to the area. He suggests cutting sugarcane cultivation by 80%, which would leave enough water for 100X the data center buildout: 'you're shooting at the wrong target.'
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