- Tuesday, March 11, 2025
By: Shubham Ghosh
The residents’ welfare association has made all preparations ahead of the scheduled demolition of a massive building in Noida in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday (28) around 2.30 pm local time.
The Supertech twin towers, which are taller than Delhi’s historical Qutab Minar, will be demolished in 10 seconds with the help of 3,700 kilograms of explosives. The structures will be the tallest to be demolished ever in India and since the event involves a range of issues, including safety and security, the authorities are not leaving any stone unturned.
The demolition was scheduled to begin on August 21 but India’s Supreme Court granted the Noida Authority’s appeal to do it a week later.
The massive 40-story towers will be brought down because of serious violations of construction codes. The apex court said that the Noida Authority and Supertech had engaged in “nefarious complicity” and ordered the real-estate business to bring down the building at its own expense under the Noida Authority’s guidance and experts from Central Building Research Institute, which looks after building science and technology.
Explosive wire connections have been installed on every floor of the towers.
An official of the residents’ body said lights, elevators and water supply would be stopped after people are evacuated from the buildings. Mint reported. A no-man’s land will be created by 12 noon and the blast will be carried out at 2.30 pm. Inspection from government agencies will take place after that.
Even an NGO was working to rescue local stray dogs. The nearby societies have also been asked to be evacuated.
Noida, UP | Preparations for the demolition of Supertech Twin Towers located in Sector 93A are almost complete
People have been instructed to vacate the surrounding societies. Meanwhile, the rescue of stray dogs is being done by NGO Friendicoes. pic.twitter.com/SgRK3r1aml
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) August 25, 2022
Traffic movement on the road in front of the building has been closed and all roads connecting to it will be closed on the day of the demolition. Noida traffic police authorities have also visited the tower.
Around 35,000 cubic metres of debris would be left following the demolition of the buildings and it would take at least three months to clear them, the report added.
The top court gave its ruling on the Supertech twin towers after several petitions were submitted by homebuyers to the Allahabad High Court’s ruling in April 2014 which asked for the demolition of the towers within four months and compensating the buyers for their money.
