Noida twin tower demolition: Wall, windows damaged at neighbouring complex; Clean-up underway

India

oi-Deepika S

Noida,
Aug
28:
While
the
Supertech
twin
towers
in
Noida
were
pulled
down
within
9
seconds
at
2:30
pm
on
Sunday,
the
debris
from
the
razing
of
the
100-metre-tall
structures
hit
a
boundary
wall
and
some
glass
windows
were
damaged
at
a
neighbouring
society.
Cleaning
operations
are
underway
inside
Emerald
Courts.

“A
10-metre
boundary
wall
collapsed
and
some
glass
windows
were
shattered
at
ATS
village.
Supertech
Emerald
(another
neighbouring
society)
did
not
suffer
any
damage,”
said
DCP
S
Rajesh,
in
charge
commander
of
the
demolition
operation.

More
than
3,700
kgs
of
explosives
were
used
in
this
operation.
The
cost
of
the
demolition
itself
is
estimated
at
about
Rs
20
crore.

Realty
firm
Supertech
Ltd
has
incurred
a
loss
of
about
Rs
500
crore,
including
construction
and
interest
costs,
because
of
the
demolition
of
its
twin
towers
in
Noida.

In
pics:
Images
show
how
Noida
twin
tower
turns
to
rubble
in
seconds

“Our
overall
loss
is
around
Rs
500
crore,
taking
into
account
the
amount
we
have
spent
on
land
and
construction
cost,
the
charges
paid
to
authorities
for
various
approvals,
interest
paid
to
banks
over
the
years
and
the
12
per
cent
interest
paid
back
to
buyers
of
these
two
towers,
among
other
costs,”
the
company’s
chairman
RK
Arora
told
PTI.

These
twin
towers
were
part
of
Supertech’s
Emarald
Court
project
at
Sector
93
A
on
Noida
Expressway.
The
current
market
value
of
over
900
apartments
in
the
two
towers
is
being
estimated
at
over
Rs
700
crore.