Supertech twin towers demolition on August 28, SC gives one week’s additional time

New Delhi: A day after the Supreme Court-appointed technical expert proposed August 28 as the date of demolition of Supertech's twin towers in Noida, the apex court on Friday granted the extension for bulldozing 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 7-day bandwidth (from August 29 to September 4) has been given by the top court “in case of any technical glitches or weather-related problems. As per earlier deadline, the demolition of the 40-storey towers was to be carried out between August 21 and August 28.

The apex court had ordered the demolition of the nearly 100-metre-tall structures last year. On August 31 last year, the SC had directed the demolition of the twin towers built by real estate major Supertech over the violation of construction by-laws. The towers were to house over 900 flats and 21 shops.

The SC-appointed technical expert on Thursday proposed August 28 as the date for demolition in view of the reports of all stakeholders, including the Noida Authority, CBRI, developer Supertech, demolition firm Edifice Engineering and its South African partner Jet Demolition, on safety measures for the job.

Central Building Research Institute’s (CBRI) approval was the final one required for the charging -- rigging of explosives inside the structures -- of the twin towers located in Sector 93B in Noida. The CBRI was satisfied with the responses related to safety measures after Edifice and Supertech agreed to have the structural audit of nearby buildings done before demolition of the twin towers.

For the demolition of the buildings, more than 3,500 kg of explosive will be filled in around 9,400 holes drilled in the columns and shears of the skeletal structures of the twin towers.