Noida’s twin tower demolition: Health dept on toes for any possible emergency

India

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Noida,
Aug
26:
As
Supertech’s
illegal
twin
towers
—
Apex
and
Ceyane
—
are
set
to
be
demolished
on
Sunday
afternoon,
the
Noida
health
department
is
preparing
for
any
emergency
situation
that
may
arise
in
the
aftermath
of
the
razing
down
of
India’s
tallest
structures
yet.

Besides
the
government-run
facilities,
three
private
hospitals
are
also
readying
themselves
to
accommodate
patients
in
case
of
any
untoward
incident,
the
officials
said.

Over
5,000
residents
of
Emerald
Court
and
ATS
Village
–
the
two
closest
societies
to
the
twin
towers
–
will
be
evacuated
by
7
am
on
Sunday.
Around
2,700
vehicles
belonging
to
them
will
also
be
removed
from
the
premises
and
the
residents
will
take
away
around
150-200
of
their
pets,
too.
An
exclusion
zone
will
be
created
at
a
radius
of
up
to
500
metres
around
the
twin
towers
where
no
human
or
animal
will
be
allowed,
except
for
a
team
of
Indian
and
foreign
blasters
engaged
in
the
demolition
of
the
nearly
100-metre-tall
structures.

Noida:
Party,
selfies
before
demolition
of
Supertech’s
twin
towers

“Six
ambulances
will
be
deployed
at
the
site
with
medical
team
and
medicines.
Safe
houses
will
be
set
up
in
JP
Hospital,
Felix
Hospital
and
Yatharth
Hospital
along
with
the
District
Hospital
in
Sector
30,
Noida,”
Chief
Medical
Officer
Dr
Sunil
Sharma
said.

The
hospitals
have
also
reserved
beds,
in
case
of
any
requirement
post
demolition.
The
CMO
said
Dr
Jais
Lal
will
be
the
nodal
officer
for
ambulance
arrangements.
Nodal
officers
for
the
three
private
hospitals
and
the
district
hospital
have
also
been
appointed
and
they
will
coordinate
arrangements
at
their
facilities,
Dr
Sharma
said.

“Dr
Sunil
Awana,
president
of
Indian
Medical
Association’s
Noida
chapter
and
I
will
monitor
all
activities
from
the
control
room,”
the
CMO
added.
Earlier
on
Wednesday,
Felix
Hospital
announced
reserving
50
beds
on
the
day
of
demolition
in
case
of
any
emergency.
“There
is
a
likelihood
of
huge
dust
from
demolition
causing
health-related
issues
from
seven
to
90
days
among
the
nearby
residents,”
Felix
Hospital
director
Dr
D
K
Gupta
said.

The
hospital
also
issued
an
advisory,
urging
residents
in
nearby
areas
to
wear
masks,
eye
glasses,
avoid
going
out
in
the
wake
of
the
demolition,
use
skin
moisturisers
and
consult
a
doctor
in
case
of
irritation
in
eyes.
Taller
than
Delhi’s
iconic
Qutub
Minar,
the
Apex
and
Ceyane
towers
in
Noida’s
Sector
93A
will
be
demolished
in
pursuance
of
a
Supreme
Court
order
that
found
that
structures
had
come
up
in
Supertech’s
Emerald
Court
society
premises
in
violation
of
norms.

How
will
the
Noida
Supertech
twin
towers
be
demolished?
Hear
it
from
the
man
who
will
press
the
button

Over
3,700
kg
explosives
are
being
used
to
implode
the
twin
towers.
Earlier,
demolition
firm
Edifice
Engineering,
experts
of
Central
Building
Research
Institute
and
the
Noida
Authority
officials
had
expressed
confidence
that
the
structures
will
be
demolished
safely
and
said
they
were
satisfied
with
the
arrangements
made
for
controlling
debris
splinters.