Patna: Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Tuesday inaugurated a Rs 400-crore data centre of CtrlS Datacenters Ltd in Patliputra industrial area here. After the inauguration, he inspected the company’s data centre room built on the first floor and took complete information about the digital operations being run from there.The company also announced that it had signed a letter of intent with the Bihar govt to invest Rs 10,000 crore to set up a 150 MW hyperscale AI factory in Bodh Gaya.The Patliputra Industrial Area facility currently offers an IT load of 12 MW, which can be expanded based on future demand, the company said in a statement.In his address, the CM said an agreement for investment of Rs 10,000 crore has been signed between the industries department and CtrlS Datacentres Ltd, which will encourage investment and other industrial activities in the field of IT and AI in the future.“For the first time in Bihar, a data centre of this kind is being started. This will lay a new foundation for technological development and industrial transformation in the state,” Choudhary said and congratulated the company’s founder Sridhar Pinnapureddy and his entire team.Choudhary urged CtrlS Datacentres Ltd to come forward to work towards the expansion of the data centre sector in Bihar. The CM said a target should be set to establish data centres with a capacity of at least 1,000 MW in Bihar over the next five years.Located in Patliputra industrial area, the AI and cloud-ready data centre will serve enterprises, govt institutions, hyperscalers and technology businesses in Bihar and eastern India. The company described the greenfield facility as designed to withstand natural disasters, with military-grade security and energy-efficient operations.The CM further said work is being done towards ensuring the availability of land for the establishment of industrial units in the state. Referring to the process related to about 13,000 acres of land for industries, he said the groundwork is being prepared for the development of industries in different regions of the state.
