Raipur, May 4 -- In a landmark development poised to reshape India's digital future, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Saturday laid the foundation stone of the nation's first Artificial Intelligence-based Data Center Park in Sector-22 of Nava Raipur.

The park, spread across 13.5 acres, marks a historic stride in India's ambitions to become a global digital powerhouse.

The Data Center Park will include a 2.7-hectare area developed as a Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Operated by RackBank Datacenters Private Limited, the project is fully dedicated to AI-based services.

The first phase will begin with a capacity of 5 megawatts and is planned to be expanded up to 150 megawatts.

An additional investment of approximately Rs 2000 c...