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. More than 3,700 kgs of explosives were used in this operation. The cost of the demolition itself is estimated at about Rs 20 crore
Noida, Aug. 28 (PTI): 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. Minutes after the demolition, the nearby buildings appeared to be safe. The Apex (32 floors) and Ceyane (29 floors) towers were under construction since 2009 within the Supertech Emerald Court housing society in Sector 93A of Noida, adjoining the national capital of Delhi. They were the tallest structures to be demolished in India. Over 3,700 kg of explosives were used in the implosion that brought down the building. An official of Edifice Engineering, the company which was tasked with the demolition, said there was no damage to the res
There appeared to be no damage to the buildings adjacent to the Supertech twin towers in Noida which were demolished Sunday afternoon on the Supreme Court’s directions, officials said. However, a more detailed audit is underway.