Noida Supertech Twin-Towers demolition: A seven-member team from South African firm Jet Demolition along with Edifice Engineering will bring down the twin towers with a controlled blast at 2.30 pm on Sunday (August 28). They will be the tallest towers to be demolished in the country.
Supertech twin towers: At least 3,700 kilograms of explosives have been installed to demolish Supertech's twin 40-storey towers in Uttar Pradesh's Noida on August 28.
Noida Twin Towers demolition: The nearly 100-metre tall towers, which came up illegally in Emerald Court's premises, will become India's tallest structures to be safely demolished by implosion technique in pursuance of a Supreme Court order, project officials said.
Noida twin towers demolition: The measures are being taken as safety precaution, according to officials, who said around 3,700 kilograms of explosives has been rigged into the skeletal structures of the twin towers for implosion.
Noida Twin-Towers demolition: The button for demolition will be pressed at 2:30 pm. We are completely ready. Impact cushions have been made to control vibrations. It will take 3 months to clean the debris. The disintegration of the building will start after 9 seconds of blasting, an official said.
Noida twin towers demolition: The charging process – placing of explosives – was completed on Monday evening and the next procedure, known as trunking, will start on Tuesday.
Noida twin tower demolition: According to evacuation plan residents of Emerald Court and ATS Village will have to vacate the premises by 7.30 am on August 28 and can return after 4 pm only with safety clearance from Edifice. All vehicles will have to be removed from the two societies as well for
Noida Supertech's illegal twin towers demolition: Ceyane is the smaller of the two towers and had 29 floors constructed when work was stopped on it. Apex is the taller tower with 32 floors constructed. Both the residential towers were supposed to have 40 storeys.
Noida Twin Towers demolition case: According to information, the Authority will need a total 3,700 kg of explosives to demolish both the towers and 325-kg will be made available every day.
Noida twin tower demolition: Supertech's Apex and Ceyane towers in Noida Sector 93A are scheduled for demolition in pursuance of a Supreme Court order last August which noted that the structures had come up in violation of building norms.
Noida Supertech tower demolition: According to sources, demolition firm Edifice Engineering, which has been hired by developer Supertech Group, was yet to provide replies to queries of the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), whose approval is needed for the charging process to start.
Over 3,500 kgs of explosive will be filled within 9,400 holes drilled in the columns and sheers of the nearly 100-metre tall twin towers, the official said.
Noida Supertech twin tower demolition: The towers are scheduled to be demolished through controlled blasts on August 21.
Edifice Engineering, engaged for the demolition work by Supertech on Tuesday made a presentation to the Noida Authority about the work progress and its preparation.
The demolition of 40-storey towers -- Apex and Ceyane -- was earlier slated for May 22 afternoon.
In August last year, the top court had ordered demolition of twin towers and ordered refund to the home buyers, who had purchased apartments.
The demolition of 40-storey towers -- Apex and Ceyane -- is scheduled to be razed down on May 22 afternoon using up to four tonnes of explosives.
The demolition of the Apex and Ceyane towers is scheduled for May 22 but after the Sunday test blasts, experts engaged in the job said the structures are "very solid" and they may have to use "more explosives" than what was estimated earlier to bring the buildings down.
Of the two towers -- Apex -- the taller one is 103 m and Cayene -- the smaller one is 97 metre.
The test blast would be carried out at 2.30 pm on Sunday in the society in Noida’s sector 93-A, according to an advisory issued by the firm.
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