The Gautam Buddh Nagar police have granted permission to Edifice Engineering to bring explosives to Noida for the demolition of the Supertech twin towers on August 21 at 2.30 P.M. Located in Sector 93A of Noida, the height of both the towers, Cyan and Apex is 101-101 meters. The approval of the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), the technical consultant for the demolition, is awaited.
“As per the Supreme Court’s directions for the demolition of Supertech’s twin towers, Edifice Engineering had requested the police for a No Objection Certificate (NOC). The NOC has been issued now with certain terms and conditions and granted under laws for using explosive materials,” Gautam Buddh Nagar DCP (Headquarters) Ram Badan Singh said.
After getting permission from Noida Police, Edifice Engineering will be able to bring 3,700 kgs of explosives from Palwal under police escort. According to information, the explosives will continue to come to Sector 93A of Noida for the next 15 days. Two vehicles will come with police escort, one with detonators and the other with explosives. The arrival time and route of these vehicles will not be shared for security reasons.
The work of installing these explosives in both the towers will be done during the day. The remaining explosives will be sent back to Palwal after 6 P.M. Explosives will have to be brought and sent back as per need. 10,000 holes have been drilled in both the towers to place the explosives.
Meanwhile, sources said demolition firm Edifice Engineering, which has been hired by developer Supertech Group, has furnished replies to queries of the CBRI, whose approval is pending for the charging process (placing of explosives in the structures).
“Once a few pending reports are submitted to the CBRI and it gives its go ahead, the charging process will begin,” a Noida Authority official said on Tuesday. The Noida Authority will be officially reviewing the status of the project on August 6 after which the further course of action could be shared, the official added. The explosives are stored at a site in Palwal, Haryana, and the Gautam Buddh Nagar police will provide security for the logistics, the officials added.