Noida: More than 3,500 kg of explosives will be filled in around 9,400 holes drilled in the columns and shears of the skeletal structures of the Supertech twin towers in Noida’s sector 93-A which will be demolished on August 28.The Supreme Court on Friday granted the extension by one week for bull-dozing of the building. It also gave an additional time of one week in case of any supervening circumstances or technical issues delaying the demolition.
The process for rigging Supertech’s illegal twin towers in Noida with explosives started arriving on August 13, 2022, news agency PTI reported citing officials said
The first batch of explosives reached the site in Noida’s Sector 93A around 9 am amid tight police security, the officials said.
The charging process — rigging of skeletal structures with explosives — will take around 15 days, they said.
“The first batch of explosives was brought to Noida in a regulated quantity today from Palwal, Haryana. This was done after all requisite permissions and approvals were granted for the work by authorities concerned,” an official privy to the demolition project said.
Meanwhile, additional police force has been deployed in the area around the twin towers, which have been made inaccessible to unauthorised persons, officials said.
A 500-metre road stretch in front of the towers has also been closed for nor-mal traffic movement.
Supertech’s Apex and Ceyane towers 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 inside the Emerald Court society’s premises.
Earlier, the scheduled demolition date was August 21. On Friday, the Supreme Court fixed August 28 as the date for razing the illegal twin towers and also relaxed the time frame till September 4 in case of delays arising from technical or weather conditions.
