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Noida Supertech Twin Towers Demolition LIVE Updates: And in mere seconds, India’s tallest towers, famed to be taller than the iconic Delhi Qutub Minar (73 meters) was reduced to rubble – dust to dust. In case you missed watching the shocking demolition of Supertech Twin Towers in Noida Sector 93A, you can get a glimpse of what transpired within those 15 seconds as the mammoth structures came tumbling down. The nearly 100-metre-high twin towers were brought to the ground by the ‘waterfall implosion’ technique. The demolition on Sunday (28 August) comes almost a year after the Supreme Court’s order to raze the illegally built structures. The demolition in Noida is scheduled to take place at 2.30 pm on Sunday. The demolition of the Apex (32 storeys) and Ceyane (29 storeys) towers would leave behind approximately 35,000 cubic metres of debris that would take at least three months to be cleared. The go-ahead for demolishing the twin towers with explosives was given by the Supreme Court. The exercise was earlier supposed to start on 21 August but the court accepted the Noida Authority’s request and extended its date of demolition to 28 August. The twin towers are set to be razed over grave violations of building norms. The top court had said that it was a result of “nefarious complicity” between the Noida Authority and Supertech and ordered that the company shall carry out the demolition at its own expense under the supervision of the Noida Authority and an expert body like the Central Building Research Institute. The order had come on a batch of petitions filed by homebuyers for and against the 11 April, 2014 verdict of the Allahabad High Court which had ordered razing of the two buildings within four months and the refund of money to apartment buyers. The Supreme Court has said that the date of demolition may be confirmed as 28 August, with a “bandwidth of seven days” between 29 August to 4 September, to take into account any marginal delay on account of technical reasons or weather conditions. Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram .
Noida Supertech Twin Towers Demolition Updates: Evacuated residents allowed entry
The nearly 100-metre-high structures taller than Delhi’s iconic Qutub Minar (73 metres) were brought to the ground in seconds like a house of cards by the ‘waterfall implosion’ technique, in a breathtaking spectacle of modern day engineering
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My first reaction after the successful demolition was ‘Thank You, Lord’, says Joe Brinkkman
Joe Brinkkman (the master blaster who rigged the explosives) has announced the final time-duration of the demolition to be 12 seconds.
Joe said that his first reaction after the successful demolition was ‘Thank You, Lord'.
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Evacuated residents allowed entry
Gas supply in the areas near the Twin Towers has been resumed. According to officials, no major damage to pipelines has been reported following the demolition of the Twin Towers. Meanwhile, the residents of the nearby buildings who were evacuated before the demolition are now allowed to enter society after obtaining permission from concerned authorities.
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No damage to property or life, everything went as per plan: Gautam Budh Nagar DM
There has been no damage to property or life, everything went as per plan, Gautam Budh Nagar DM Suhas LY said on Noida Twin Towers demolition.
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Drone visuals of Supertech towers being demolished
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Bird’s eye view of Supertech twin tower demolition
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Twin Towers were demolished in 9 seconds
The final count of the time in which the entire building came down is 9 seconds. It was expected to be 13 seconds earlier.
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Demolition caused no damage to Aster towers in Emerald Court
The demolition has caused no damage to the Aster towers in Emerald Court. They were at maximum risk owing to proximity to the detonation site.
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Demolition has had minimal damage to surrounding structures: Chetan Datta
Chetan Datta, the Indian demolisher who pushed the button has said, " The demolition has had minimal damage to surrounding structures. About 3-4 metres of the boundary wall of ATS Village has been damaged. Everything went according to our prediction. When we gathered about 70 metres away from the twin towers before pressing the button, no one was talking to anybody. After we pushed the button and everything went perfectly, everyone broke into tears."
“Uncle Joe and Kevin Smit rechecked connection by going inside tower. One siren was blown at 1.50pm. Everyone was taken out including staff and police. Then Joe Brinkkman and Kevin Smit connected the wires to detonators and wires brought from building to detonation site. Another siren was blown at at 2.20pm. Kevin started the countdown. I pressed button.” he added.
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Demolition of twin towers lesson for all stakeholders, say industry experts
The demolition of Supertech’s twin towers in Noida is a lesson for all stakeholders in the real estate industry that accountability will be fixed if they violate building laws, according to industry leaders.
The state regulatory authorities under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 should be more empowered to take action against defaulters and protect consumers interest, they added.
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Cleaning process underway
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Noida twin tower demolition: Last moments of evacuation and a sleeping man!
Ahead of Noida twin towers’ demolition, a special task force – a core team of seven members of Emerald Court pulled off the evacuation of all residents of the society in an exercise meticulously planned over a month’s time.
The residents of the society, where the illegal twin towers were also located, had started moving out from Friday itself.
Those who had to leave Noida left earlier while those planning to accommodate themselves in nearby locations waited till Sunday morning.
But a little after 7 am, a security guard raised alarm to the special task force about a person being inside a top floor apartment of a tower who appeared to have not vacated!
“We got to know about it because of our double verification process for evacuation. It turned out that of all residents of the towers, one had not left. This resident, it turned out was fast asleep inside apartment and totally missed the evacuation deadline, Naresh Keswani, a member of the special task force, told PTI.
“Somehow, the security guards managed to wake him up and he was also evacuated at just around 7 am,” Keswani said.
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Noida police commissioner Alok Singh along with Noida District magistrate Suhas LY ahead of Twin Towers demolition
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The moment of demolition
This video captures the exact moment when Supertech’s Twin Towers finally collapsed.
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Noida Supertech Twin Towers demolition; once tallest towers of India now reduced to rubbles
And in mere seconds, India’s tallest towers, famed to be taller than the iconic Delhi Qutub Minar (73 meters) was reduced to rubble – dust to dust. In case you missed watching the shocking demolition of Supertech Twin Towers in Noida Sector 93A, you can get a glimpse of what transpired within those 15 seconds as the mammoth structures came tumbling down.
The nearly 100-metre-high twin towers were brought to the ground by the ‘waterfall implosion’ technique. The demolition on Sunday (28 August) comes almost a year after the Supreme Court’s order to raze the illegally built structures.
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Anti-smog gun to spray water droplets in the air to bring down dust
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Broadly, no damage to nearby housing societies, says Noida CEO Ritu Maheshwari
She added that they will get a better idea of the situation in an hour.
She also said that cleaning was being done and that gas and electricity supply will be restored in the area. People will be allowed to enter the neighbouring societies after 6.30 pm.
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Neighbouring societies engulfed in dust after Twin Towers demolition
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Only experts can ascertain post-demolition situation, says Noida CP
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A cloud of dust after the demolition of Supertech’s Twin Towers in Noida
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Mountain of debris, in wake of the demolition of the Twin Towers
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Supertech twin towers razed to ground
The Supertech twin towers in Noida were demolished on Sunday, a year after the Supreme Court’s direction to raze the illegally built structures to the ground.
The nearly 100-metre-high structures taller than Delhi’s iconic Qutub Minar (73 metres) were brought to the ground in seconds literally like a house of cards by the ‘waterfall implosion’ technique, in a breathtaking spectacle of modern day engineering.
They were the tallest structures to be demolished in India.
Minutes after the demolition, the nearby buildings appeared to be safe. A detailed safety audit is expected later.
The demolition of the structures leaves behind an estimated 35,000 cubic metres or 55,000 tonnes to 80,000 tonnes of debris which chiefly includes concrete rubble, steel and iron bars and would take another three months to be properly disposed of.
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Cloud of dust engulfs the area after the demolition of Supertech Twin Towers in Noida
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3,700kgs of explosives bring down Noida Supertech twin towers
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The countdown begins: Minutes to go before twin towers turn to dust
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Supertech plays blame game ahead of twin towers demolition
The countdown for the Noida Twin Towers demolition has started and just ahead of the tallest residential towers in India come down, builder and real estate giant Supertech on Sunday shifted all blame of wrongdoing on Noida Authority and washed its hands off the illegality involved in the construction of the buildings in Noida Sector 93.
“No deviation from the building plan was made and the building was constructed after making full payment to Noida Authority,” Supertech said in a statement today ahead of the scheduled demolition of its twin towers in Noida at 2:30 pm
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Auhas LY DM inside the mobile incident command centre at JP Flyover overseeing the twin towers
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‘Law will ultimately catch up’, says Awanish K Awasthi, ACS Home on Twin Towers demolition
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Beds and ambulances ready in any emergency case, says a doctor from Felix Hospital
Fifty beds and seven to eight ambulances are ready in case any emergency arises, says a doctor from Felix Hospital.
She suggested that people in surrounding areas should stay indoors, close doors and windows of houses and turn on air purifiers. They should wear a N-95 mask if they go out, she added.
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Noida Admin moves toward countdown, expressway to be blocked at 2.15 pm
As the Supertech Twin Towers in Sector 93A, Noida are all set to be imploded at 2.30 pm on Sunday, the Noida Commissioner of Police Alok Kumar said that they are moving towards the countdown.
“Everything is fully ready, we are moving towards the countdown,” said Alok Kumar, Noida CP.
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Police commissioner reviews preparations ahead of demolition
DM Noida Sujas LY, CEO Noida Authority Ritu Maheshwari, Police Commissioner Noida all at the spot to review preparations.
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Moving towards the countdown
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NDRF team in its final leg of preparations before the demolition
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Big Breaking: Wind direction opposite to what was predicted. Neighbouring societies to get more dust
Wind direction was towards the West till today. However the direction has suddenly changed and is towards East from this morning, which is from Delhi towards Noida and Greater Noida, says Praveen Kumar, regional officer, UPPCB.
Wind direction towards west was ideal as there is a 50-acre open park that would have helped in easy dissipation of dust and gases. Towards East are residential buildings that may get more dust now.
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40 stray dogs shifted; NGOs urge to hold ‘dummy explosion’ to save birds
At least 40 stray dogs living in and around the Supertech twin towers in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida have been shifted temporarily to shelters run by NGOs ahead of the Supreme Court-mandated implosion of the buildings on Sunday.
An NGO has also requested authorities to conduct a dummy explosion or a false firing just before the twin towers are razed in order to save the birds in the area.
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Excitement builds as time for demolition of twin towers in Noida draws closer
Anticipation and excitement filled the area around Supertech twin towers in Noida as the time for the demolition of the nearly 100-metre-tall illegal structures drew closer on Sunday, with officials busy in last-minute preparations to ensure nothing goes wrong.
Ahead of the court-mandated implosion of the buildings scheduled at 2.30 pm, heavy police deployment was seen in the area where authorities had also stationed water tankers and anti-smog guns.
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Police find it difficult to remove all stray dogs from the exclusion zone
The police officers find it difficult to remove stray dogs from the vicinity of exclusion zone as animal catchers still actively getting the stray dogs out.
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Supertech shifts all blame of wrongdoing on Noida Authority
Supertech shifts all blame of wrongdoing on Noida Authority, as it washes its hands off the illegality involved in twin towers construction
In a statement, Supertech claims that the building plans of the project were approved by the Noida Authority and was in strict accordance with the prevailing building bylaws as announced by the state government.
They state that no deviation was made from the building plan and that the building itself was constructed after making full payment to the Authority.
The statement says that the Supreme Court had not found the construction satisfactory on technical grounds and had issued orders for demolition.
Edifice Engineering will be conduction the demolition of the Twin Towers, Apex and Ceyane.
Supertech states that they are committed to give delivery to remaining homebuyers as per the scheduled time frame. They also claim that they have completed and given delivery of more than 70000 Units to homebuyers.
Supertech ended the statement by assuring all home buyers that the order of the Supreme Court will not affect any other ongoing project and all other projects will continue and that they are committed to complete construction and will deliver the flats to the allottees as per the schedule time.
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Road closed, traffic diversion as the goliaths come tumbling down
Noida traffic police department has issued guidelines regarding the movement of vehicles for Sunday when Supertech Twin Towers, the tallest structure in India, and an illegal construction in the cityscape is headed to come crashing down around 2:30 pm by a “waterfall implosion technique”.
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All set for Noida twin towers demolition, adjacent buildings evacuated
The evacuation of residents of the Emerald Court and the ATS Village societies was scheduled to be completed by 7 am but took a little longer, police officials said.
Cooking gas and power supply lines have also been discontinued in the two societies in Sector 93A in view of the implosion planned at 2.30 pm on Sunday, an official overseeing the evacuation exercise told PTI.
The buildings closest to the twin towers are Aster 2 and Aster 3 of the Emerald Court society which are just nine metres away. The demolition would be done in a manner so as not to cause any structural damage to other buildings, they said.
While the nearby Noida-Greater Noida Expressway will be closed from 2.15 pm to 2.45 pm, the city will remain a no fly zone for drones. The air space in one nautical mile radius above the blast zone will also remain briefly unavailable for flights during demolition time, according to the Noida Authority.
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