The firms chosen by the Noida Authority to demolish the Supertech twin towers, Edifice Engineering and Jet Demolitions, have issued an advisory to residents in neighbouring areas ahead of the test blast at the site in Sector 93A in Noida on April 10.
A test blast is required to determine the exact quantity of explosives required for the main blast. It will take place at 2.30 pm on Sunday.
For the test blast, five columns — four in the basement and one on the 14th floor — will be exploded in the Apex tower with the help of 5 kg of explosives.
According to the advisory, all residents are required to remain inside their apartments and refrain from standing on their balconies between 2.15 pm and 2.45 pm.
Traffic will also remain suspended on the stretch outside the twin towers during this period. Emergency services such as fire tenders and ambulances will also be kept on standby.
Once the blast is executed, a report will be prepared within a week, giving details related to the kind and quantity of explosives that will be needed for the demolition of the entire twin towers next month.
TWIN TOWER DEMOLITION
The Noida twin towers are 103 metres tall and the closest building is about eight metres away.
It would take nine seconds for the demolition of the Supertech twin towers in Noida’s Sector 93A on May 22. The Noida Authority had informed the Supreme Court that the demolition work on the twin 40-storied towers in Noida has begun and will be completed by May 22.
It would take around three months to clear the debris and the process is expected to be completed by August 22. In August last year, the Supreme Court ordered that two Supertech buildings- Apex and Ceyane-to be razed to the ground.
BUILDING DECLARED ILLEGAL
The buildings were declared illegal in 2014 by the Allahabad High Court after the residents of the Supertech Emerald Court project claimed that the buildings were constructed in violation of the National Building Code. The court then ordered the demolition and ordered a refund of the investment to buyers who had booked flats in those towers.
