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Avoid Area For Few Days if Possible: Doctors To People Living Nearby Demolished Noida Towers

Over 3,700 kg explosives were used to bring down the structures in pursuance of a Supreme Court order.New Delhi: As the nearly 100-metre-tall Supertech twin towers were razed to the ground on Sunday, doctors said people living nearby, especially those suffering from respiratory diseases, should take extra care and avoid the area for a few days if possible. The demolition of nearly 100-metre-tall structures generated an estimated 80,000 tonnes of construction and demolition waste and sent huge clouds of dust billowing in the air. The doctors said most dust particles are 5 microns or less and can remain suspended in the air for a few days in the absence of favourable meteorological conditions like strong winds and rain. Massive dust pollution can lead to itching in the eyes, nose and skin...
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How Noida Twin Towers Will Finally Come Down: 3,700-kg Explosive, 100-Metre ‘Waterfall’

The Supertech towers were built against norms, thus ordered to be demolished by Supreme Court last year.Noida: All wall-hangings off, clothes and all stuffed into cupboards and beds, TVs uninstalled, windows shut tight, and everyone out of the house until an all-clear — that's the drill for residents of adjoining societies as Supertech's 100-metre-tall, illegal twin towers in Noida's Sector 93 are finally demolished in a controlled blast on August 28.While the two towers — Apex (32 floors) and Ceyane (29 floors), being razed on Supreme Court orders — did not yet have any residents, there are at least 7,000 people in the vicinity who'll have to leave at 7am on August 28, and be back by the evening. The demolition — the biggest such project in India in recent memory — will be triggered at...