Noida twin towers demolition: An exclusion zone of roughly 500 metres from the twin towers was created for the demolition. No human, vehicle or animal was allowed in that zone.
Edifice Engineering partner Utkarsh Mehta had earlier said that his firm had got a Rs 100 crore insurance done for any post-demolition damages.
Apex (32 storeys) and Ceyane (29 storeys) were gone in 12 seconds on Sunday, in the carefully choreographed and meticulously executed demolition, the biggest such exercise in the country so far.
Noida twin towers: The illegal twin towers in Noida's Sector 93A were grounded by waterfall implosion technique in a matter of 12 seconds.
Noida twin tower demolition: Over 5,000 people from Emerald Court and ATS Village societies were evacuated before the demolition of the twin towers.
Noida twin tower demolition: The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) had installed six machines to measure the ambient noise and the figures of the three places closest to the twin towers were taken for this measurement, officials said.
Noida twin towers: A series of controlled explosions reduced the illegally built twin towers to a massive pile of rubble. Apex (32 storeys) and Ceyane (29 storeys) were gone in seconds, in the carefully choreographed and meticulously executed plan — the biggest such exercise in the country so far.
Noida twin tower demolition: Ahead of the demolition, authorities had created an 'exclusion zone' in a radius of up to 500 metres around the twin towers where no human or animal was allowed except for the team of Indian and foreign blasters engaged in the demolition.
Noida twin-tower demolition: 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.
Noida Twin towers demolition: The nearly 100-metre-tall twin towers -- Apex and Ceyane -- were demolished at 2.30 pm on Sunday as per a Supreme Court order that found their construction within Emerald Court premises in violation of norms.
Over 3,700 kg explosives was used to bring down the 100-metre-tall structures borne out of corruption in pursuance of a Supreme Court order that found their construction within the Emerald Court society premises in violation of norms.
The company has awarded the work of demolition to a world renowned agency Edifice Engineering which has expertise in carrying out safe demolitions of high-rise buildings.
Noida twin tower demolition: The story began after a plot was allotted to Supertech Ltd in 2004 by the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) for the development of a housing society which came to be known as Emerald Court.
Noida twin towers demolition: Over 3,700 kg of explosives was loaded into the Supertech twin towers to bring down the buildings. People shared last glimpses of the buildings from their balconies.
Noida Twin tower demolition: Over 3,700 kg of explosives has been loaded into the twin towers, which are scheduled to be imploded at 2.30 pm, and an area of roughly 500 square metres around them has been converted into an exclusion zone, where no human, vehicle or animal is allowed.
Noida twin towers demolition: Over 3,700 kg explosives has been 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.
Noida twin tower demolition: The preparations at Felix Hospital are on high alert as doctors, paramedics, and nurses all will be fully prepared for any emergency situation. The hospital is just 4 kms away from the demolition spot.
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Noida twin tower demolition: Only last-minute inspections remain as the towers -- taller than Delhi's iconic Qutub Minar -- will be brought down in less than 15 seconds by waterfall implosion technique.
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