As a lead-up to the AI Impact Summit 2026, Yotta Data Services announced the successful construction, commissioning, and operationalisation of the National Data Center – North East Region (NDC NER). The facility was inaugurated by Narendra Modi in the presence of Himanta Biswa Sarma. Developed on behalf of the National Informatics Centre (NIC), Government of India, the project marks a significant milestone in strengthening India’s digital sovereignty, data localization capabilities, and AI-ready digital infrastructure in the North-Eastern region.
Constructed as a greenfield facility from the ground up, the Tier III, IGBC Gold-rated NDC NER is the largest data center commissioned in Assam to date and among the most advanced government data centers in Eastern India. Built to operate in Seismic Zone V, the facility was developed under challenging geotechnical conditions, including high groundwater levels and weak soil strata. To ensure structural resilience and long-term operational stability, the foundation incorporates deep load-bearing piles capable of supporting mission-critical infrastructure. The design adheres to the highest standards of structural safety, fire-rated external façades, and redundancy protocols to ensure uninterrupted uptime for sensitive government workloads.
The state-of-the-art G+5 data center spans a 4,000 square metre campus and currently supports 200 racks with a 2 MW IT load. It has built-in scalability to double capacity in the next phase and has been engineered for a total power design capacity of 8 MW, making it the largest data center in the North-East region. This scalable infrastructure ensures long-term readiness for expanding cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), big data analytics, and digital governance requirements across the region.
Purpose-built to provide a secure, high-availability, and sovereign hosting environment, NDC NER will serve as a foundational pillar for e-Governance platforms, citizen-facing digital services, and inter-departmental systems. The facility incorporates multi-layered redundancy across power, cooling, network, and security systems, including DG-backed power infrastructure, redundant UPS and battery systems, an advanced Building Management System (BMS), a dedicated Network Operations Centre (NOC), and a Security Operations Center (SOC). Sustainability remains central to its design, with a 104 kW rooftop solar installation, energy-efficient cooling systems, water treatment infrastructure, and green building practices aligned with national environmental goals.
Commenting on the milestone, Sunil Gupta, Co-Founder, CEO and MD, Yotta Data Services, stated that digital sovereignty is foundational to India’s economic, strategic, and technological future. He emphasized that the National Data Center for the North-East is not merely a facility but a sovereign digital backbone designed to securely host government data, citizen services, and future AI workloads within India’s borders.
With its high-availability architecture and scalable design, NDC NER is positioned to support next-generation digital workloads, including AI-driven governance platforms and data-intensive analytics. The launch reinforces Yotta’s commitment to building world-class sovereign digital infrastructure that supports India’s ambition of becoming a global digital and AI powerhouse while ensuring critical data remains secure, localized, and compliant with national regulations.
Beyond the North-East, Yotta Data Services operates large hyperscale and edge data center campuses across Navi Mumbai, Greater Noida, and Gujarat, forming a nationwide sovereign digital infrastructure network that supports government, enterprise, cloud, and AI workloads at scale.
