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Around 100 Families Return To Apartments After Noida Twin Towers’ Demolition
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Around 100 Families Return To Apartments After Noida Twin Towers’ Demolition

[ad_1] Police have barricaded the area around the collapsed building.New Delhi: Around 100 families evacuated from residential buildings near now-demolished Supertech twin towers in Noida returned to their homes till Sunday night.  Over 5,000 people from Emerald Court and ATS Village societies were evacuated before the demolition of the twin towers.   Apex (32 storeys) and Ceyane (29 storeys) were gone in 9 seconds on Sunday, in the carefully choreographed and meticulously executed demolition, the biggest such exercise in the country so far.People, who returned home, are relieved that their houses are safe. Aarti Koppula, Bluestone resident and RWA member, said that four towers in the Supertech society haven't received gas supply yet."We returned at 9 pm and there is no damage to our hou...
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“Extremely Robust” Noida Twin Towers Posed Challenges: Demolition Expert
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“Extremely Robust” Noida Twin Towers Posed Challenges: Demolition Expert

[ad_1] Post demolition, he said they need to control the dust and debris on site with water sprays.New Delhi: The "extremely robust" nature of the construction of the now-demolished Noida twin towers posed a challenge for the historic demolition, Jet Demolition Director Joe Brinkman told NDTV. He added the Supertech towers were built to withstand a category five earthquake. Jet Demolition was the agency responsible for bringing down the illegal towers.Mr Brinkman said the demolition went off as expected. "Our main objective was to get the buildings down and not cause structural damage to anything around it and we've achieved that," he said.The construction was "extremely strong" and the shear walls, which are difficult to blast anyway, "were full of steel reinforcement, extremely resista...
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Windowpanes Of Several Flats Adjacent To Noida Towers Got Cracks After Demolition: Officials
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Windowpanes Of Several Flats Adjacent To Noida Towers Got Cracks After Demolition: Officials

[ad_1] Noida Authority CEO Ritu Maheshwari said the demolition was largely successful.Noida: While the twin towers' demolition largely remained successful, a boundary wall of a nearby residential society suffered damage while windowpanes of several apartments developed cracks, officials said here on Sunday.A Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) pipeline that goes through the now-demolished structures is safe, the officials said.The remarks came after a preliminary analysis of structural damages shortly after the Supertech twin towers' demolition at 2.30 pm by a team of Edifice Engineering, Jet Demolitions, Central Building Research Institute and Noida Authority.There appears to be no significant structural damage to the adjacent buildings, officials had said earlier."The boundary wall o...
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Noida Twin Towers Set For Demolition Blast, Evacuation On: 10 Facts
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Noida Twin Towers Set For Demolition Blast, Evacuation On: 10 Facts

[ad_1] One of the towers is 103 metres tall, the other stands at 97New Delhi: The Supertech twin towers in Noida are set to be demolished at 2.30 pm today by a massive explosion. The area is being evacuated and arrangements have been made to ensure that adjoining structures are not affected by the explosion The two towers have been rigged with over 3,700 kg of explosives. Explosives have been inserted into nearly 7,000 holes in the pillars. 20,000 circuits have been set. When triggered, these will crash the pillars in a manner that the towers fall straight down -- it's called the "waterfall technique".The collapse will last for nine seconds, according to the project engineer. It will take about 12 minutes for the dust to settle, depending on the wind sp...
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Noida Twin Towers Demolition: Hospitals On High Alert For Any Emergency
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Noida Twin Towers Demolition: Hospitals On High Alert For Any Emergency

[ad_1] The demolition in Noida is scheduled to take place at 2.30 pm on Sunday.New Delhi: The demolition of the Supertech twin towers is expected to create air pollution due to dust in Uttar Pradesh's Noida. In such a scenario the hospitals near sector 93A are fully prepared for any medical emergency."We at Jaypee Hospital sector 128 Noida are completely ready for tomorrow's demolition. We have dedicated eight emergency department beds and 12 ICU beds for tomorrow. Also, one ACLS ambulance equipped with all the necessary medications and equipment will be on standby for any mishappening," said a statement issued by the Jaypee Hospitals which are nearest to the area where the demolition will take place.It further said that a group of doctors including emergency department physicians, criti...
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“Don’t Be Afraid”: Noida Twin Towers’ Demolition Team’s Manager To Residents
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“Don’t Be Afraid”: Noida Twin Towers’ Demolition Team’s Manager To Residents

[ad_1] "The nearby residents are aware of everything," the project manager said.Noida: A day before the demolition of the Supertech Twin Towers in Noida which are taller than the Qutub Minar, the Project Manager of the team deployed for the task assured the nearby residents to have faith in them and said that the best team was working to ensure a safe demolition."I understand the concern of the nearby people here, but I would like to give the message to them that please don't be afraid. The best team in the world is working on the project," said Jigar Chheda, Project Manager, Edifice Engineering, while also expressing hope for everything to go well during the demolition of the Supertech Twin Towers in Sector 93A, Noida tomorrow."The Noida authorities have issued guidelines for the neighb...
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Noida Twin Towers Demolition: Traffic Diversions, Roads To Avoid On Sunday
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Noida Twin Towers Demolition: Traffic Diversions, Roads To Avoid On Sunday

[ad_1] Noida twin towers demolition: All diversions will also be updated on Google Maps, cops said.Noida: The illegal Supertech twin towers in Noida, said to be taller than the Qutub Minar, are all set to be demolished on Sunday afternoon -- over nine years after residents first went to court against it. It will take just about nine seconds to demolish them using 3,700 kg of explosives, with nearly 20,000 connections to its pillars, triggering "one-tenth of a Magnitude-4 earthquake".Traffic diversions Speaking to NDTV, Noida's Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Ganesh Shankar Shah explained the administration's plan to manage traffic. "The roads around the twin towers will be sealed at 7 am on Sunday," he said, adding that all the roads leading to the towers will be closed with bar...
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