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New
Delhi,
Aug
28:
The
stage
is
set
for
the
safe
demolition
of
Supertech’s
twin
towers
here
this
afternoon
in
what
is
expected
to
be
a
breathtaking
spectacle
of
engineering
to
raze
to
the
ground
the
nearly
100-metre-tall
structures
borne
out
of
corruption.
The
apex
court
has
termed
the
construction
as
illegal
and
in
serious
violation
of
the
UP
Apartments
Act
2010
while
directing
the
Noida
authority
and
Supertech
to
demolish
the
structure
at
its
own
cost
which
is
estimated
to
be
Rs
20
crore.
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*Breaking
Noida
demolition:
Supertech’s
twin
towers
all
set
to
be
razed
to
the
ground
today
Here
are
10
things
to
know
about
Noida
Supertech’s
twin
tower
demolition
- The
towers
—
both
taller
than
Delhi’s
iconic
Qutub
Minar,
Noida
twin
towers-
Apex
(32
floors)
and
Ceyane
(29
floors)–
will
be
brought
down
in
less
than
9
seconds
by
waterfall
implosion
technique.
They
will
be
the
tallest
structures
yet
in
India
to
be
demolished.
One
building
has
an
altitude
of
103
metres
while
the
other
stands
at
97
meters. - Over
3,700
kg
explosives
will
be
used
to
bring
down
the
structures
in
pursuance
of
a
Supreme
Court
order
that
found
their
construction
within
the
Emerald
Court
society
premises
in
violation
of
norms. - The
closest
buildings
next
to
twin
towers
are
Aster
2
and
Aster
3
of
Emerald
Court
society
which
are
just
nine
metres
away.
The
demolition
would
be
done
in
a
manner
so
as
not
to
cause
any
structural
damages
to
other
buildings.
They
have
been
covered
in
a
special
cloth
to
minimise
dust
penetration.
To
bring
it
all
together,
20,000
circuits
have
been
set. - Fifteen
minutes
before
the
blast
i.e.
at
2.15
pm,
traffic
on
the
Greater
Noida
Expressway
will
be
halted
as
it
falls
within
the
450-km
no-go
zone. - Vibrations
after
the
blast
will
be
felt
up
to
30
metres,
but
only
for
a
few
seconds,
that
too
at
just
about
30
mm/second.
In
simpler
words,
that’s
equal
to
an
earthquake
of
0.4
on
the
Richter
Scale.
Noida
routinely
gets
minor
tremors,
and
structures
built
as
per
norms
here
can
withstand
a
Richter
Scale-6
earthquake. - The
gas
and
power
supply
will
be
cut
at
9
am
for
the
neighbouring
residential
societies. - Only
six
people
including
Joe
Brinkkman
(head
of
the
explosive
operations),
Mayur
Mehta,
Marthinus
Botha,
Kevin
Smit,
Chetan
Dutta
and
a
police
official
will
be
present
there,
sources
told
Firstpost. - The
debris,
of
course,
will
take
much
longer
to
clear
–
up
to
three
months
for
the
55,000
tonnes
(or
3,000
trucks).
It’ll
be
dumped
at
some
designated
areas
in
the
region. - The
evacuation
of
around
5,000
resident
of
the
two
housing
societies
near
the
soon-to-be-demolished
twin
towers
of
Supretech
here
has
been
completed,
officials
said
Sunday
morning.
The
evacuation
of
residents
of
Emerald
Court
and
ATS
Village
societies
was
scheduled
to
be
completed
by
7
am
but
took
a
little
longer,
police
officials
said. - It
took
9
years
for
a
final
court
verdict
that
came
in
August
2021.
Residents
of
Supertech
Emerald
Court
society
first
moved
court
in
2012,
after
these
towers
were
finally
approved
as
part
of
a
revised
building
plan.
They
said
these
were
hemming
them
in.
There
were
illegalities
in
the
approvals
too,
for
which
some
officials
were
later
punished.
The
Allahabad
High
Court
ordered
the
demolition
in
2014.
The
case
went
to
the
Supreme
Court
for
a
final
decision.
Last
August,
the
court
gave
three
months
to
demolish
the
towers
but
it’s
taken
a
year
due
to
technical
difficulties.
