Failure to get a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Noida Police has led to delay in starting the initial work that needs to be done before the demolition of Supertech's Twin Towers can take place on August 21.
Explosives were to be planted in both the towers from August 2 to August 20 but the work could not start on the set date. The officials had marked around 10,000 pillars in the tower to commence the work of planting explosives and by August 20 about 3,700 kgs of explosive material was to be filled in all the clues. Though the towers were supposed to be demolished on August 21, with the delay in placing the explosions, the final date might change.
According to information, the explosives did not reach Noida as the NOC could not be obtained from the Regional Office of the Explosive Controller located in Agra on Tuesday. Preparations are on in full swing to get the NOC.
Once it is issued, the explosives will be brought in two vehicles from Palwal to Supertech Twin Towers with a police escort at 4 A.M. on Wednesday. At the same time, gelatin rods will come in one vehicle and detonators in other vehicle. Every day 200 kg of explosives will be installed.
According to a senior official, the demolition of the twin towers located in Sector 93A of Noida is scheduled for 2.30 P.M. on August 21. The Supreme Court's deadline for the demolition of the nearly 100-metre tall illegal structures is August 28. The time from August 21 to 28 was kept as a buffer period.
As per the officials in the know of the developments, the charging – filling of explosives in columns of the skeletal structures – process was to begin on Tuesday and it would have taken around 15 days for the job to be completed safely. "However, the charging process could not begin as per the schedule. A couple of no objection certificates (NOCs) are still pending after which final preparations for the demolition process can begin," an official said.
According to sources, demolition firm Edifice Engineering, which has been hired by developer Supertech Group, was yet to provide replies to queries of the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), whose approval is needed for the charging process to start.
"Once a few pending reports are submitted to the CBRI and it gives its go ahead, the charging process would begin," a Noida Authority official said.
The Noida Authority would be officially reviewing the status of the project on August 6 after which the further course of action could be shared, the official added.
Over 3,500 kgs of explosive will be filled within 9,400 holes drilled in the columns and sheers of the nearly 100-metre-tall twin towers, according to officials. Supertech's Apex and Ceyane towers were ordered to be brought down last August by the Supreme Court, which noted that the structures had come up in violation of building norms.