The Supertech twin towers
in Noida were brought
down on Sunday (August
28, 2022) in a massive explosion. More than 3,700 kilograms of explosives were
used to turn Noida’s
Supertech Twin Towers
into dust. The towers, Apex
and Ceyanne, in Noida’s
Sector 93A were the tallest
structures in the country
demolished in a controlled
implosion.The blast, lasting about nine seconds,
caps a nine-year legal battle
between residents of Supertech Emerald Court and
the realtor over the two tow-ers. The nearly 100-metrehigh 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. Following the demolition, the next
challenge for the Noida authorities will be to clear the
mountain of debris. Earlier,
the officials had informed
that about 55,000 tonnes
of debris would be generated due to the demolition,
which will in turn take over
three months to be cleared
and dumped at designated areas. For the demolition, over 5,000 residents of Emerald Court and adjoining ATS Village societies in Sector 93A have to vacate their premises today
morning. The authorities also removed nearly 3,000 vehicles and took away
150-200 pets, including cats and dogs, with them for the day.Traffic diversions were planned and guidelines laid down to tackle any emergency. The
authorities closed Noida-Greater Noida Expressway from 2.15 pm to 2.45 pm,
the city will remain a no-fly zone for drones. The two towers were rigged with
over 3,700 kg of explosives. Explosives were inserted into nearly 7,000 holes
in the pillars of the buildings and 20,000 circuits were set. The blast was
planned to ensure that the towers fall straight down in what is called the
“waterfall technique”.Close to 500 police and traffic personnel were earlier
deployed around Supertech’s twin towers in Noida. Meanwhile, Supertech,
earlier on Sunday, said that the twin towers were conducted as per the building
plan approved by Noida development authorities and no deviations were
made. While talking to news agency PTI, Supertech added that the demolition
of these two towers will not impact its other real estate projects, which will
be delivered to homebuyers. The twin towers are being demolished after a
legal battle that lasted 9 years. Notably, the Allahabad High Court ordered the
demolition in 2014, after which the case went to the Supreme Court. In August
2021, the apex court gave three months to demolish the towers, but it’s taken
a year due to technical difficulties.The builder initially had planned to construct 40 floors in each tower. While some floors couldn’t be built due to court
orders, some were broken down manually ahead of the explosion. One of the
towers, Apex, now has 32 floors. The other has 29. While Apex is 103 metres
tall, Ceyane stands at 97. The plan was to 900+ flats, two-thirds of which had
been booked or sold. The Supreme Court has ordered the developer to provide
a refund with interest to those who had bought flats in the structure.
