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Rains Bring Relief To People Near Noida’s Twin Towers’ Demolition Site

Noida: The city, including the Sector 93A area where Supertech twin towers were demolished, received rains on Monday evening, with pollution control department officials saying the showers will help check the post-demolition dust.Residents of Emerald Court and ATS Village -- the two societies most impacted by the demolition -- were also upbeat with the sudden rain, a day after the nearly 100-metre tall illegal twin towers were razed to ground, leaving behind a whopping amount of debris and dust.While the tonnes of debris would take 90 days to be disposed of, the dust would take up to a week to be cleaned out from the area, according to officials involved in the demolition."No doubt the rainfall will be very effective in checking the dust around the twin towers area. While water sprinkle...
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Why No Action Against Builders Of Noida Twin Towers: Akhilesh Yadav Asks BJP

Kannauj, UP: A day after the illegally built Supertech twin towers were demolished, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday asked the ruling BJP why it hasn't taken action against those responsible for their construction in Noida.Speaking to reporters after inspecting a cow milk plant and a vegetable plant here, Yadav alleged that no one is a bigger liar than the BJP and it did not read the Supreme Court order that called for action against the guilty.A series of controlled explosions reduced the 100-metre tall Supertech twin towers to a huge pile of rubble on Sunday in Noida. Apex (32 storeys) and Ceyane (29 storeys) were gone in 12 seconds in the carefully choreographed and meticulously executed demolition -- the biggest such exercise in the country so far.The Supreme Court...
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Why Are Noida’s Twin Towers Being Demolished? A 5-Point Explainer

At least 3,700 kilograms of explosives would be used to destroy them.New Delhi: The Supertech twin towers in Noida, which are taller than the Qutub Minar, will be razed to the ground at 2:30 pm today, nine years after residents went to court alleging violation of norms. 3,700 kilograms of explosives would be used to destroy them Here's a five point explainer on why the twin towers are being demolished:The demolition was ordered by the Supreme Court after the court found their construction on the Emerald Court society premises in violation of norms. The buildings will be demolished by the company at its own expense under the guidance of the Noida Authority.When the 'Supertech Emerald Court' housing society was originally sanctioned, the building plan sh...
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Have Seen Such Scenes Only On TV: Children Who Stay Near Noida Twin Towers

Noida: Sitting on the boundary wall of a park opposite the Supertech's twin towers that will be demolished on Sunday afternoon, 14-year-old Mohammad Zulfiqar is animatedly explaining to his friends how the buildings will collapse like a pack of cards."We will come early on Sunday to avoid the crowd and get this best spot. It's a great view from here," Irfan (10) chimes in as they look at the 100-metre-high grey structures from a distance.Unmindful of the complexities of the world of the grown-ups, Ali, Irfan and many other children living in shanties in a nearby village Gejha flanking the twin towers are anticipating a visual spectacle on Sunday.Others like 16-year-old Sabina Khanam, whose mother works in a flat in Supertech Emerald Court, located adjacent to the twin towers, feel it is...