Noda: India demolished two residential high-rises on the outskirts of New Delhi on Sunday in a dramatic spectacle that was broadcast live on TV channels after days of agitated media construction. The destruction of Noida’s 100-meter-tall “twin towers” with concrete forests of similar construction was also a rare example of India’s hardening on corrupt developers and officials. The 32nd floor of the ‘Apex’ and the 29th floor of the ‘Seyane’, between which he contained about 1,000 apartments that were never inhabited in nine years of legal battles, were demolished in seconds, leaving huge clouds of dust and debris. is ready.
The controlled implosion using 3,700 kilograms (8,160 pounds) of explosives was India’s largest demolition to date, local media reported. Thousands of people and stray dogs had to be evacuated before the explosion, among which was a nearby skyscraper, one of which he was reported to be only 9 meters away. . There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage to nearby buildings, but local officials told reporters the operation had proceeded “mostly as planned.”
Indian media reported details of the demolition, including the number of holes drilled for explosives (9,642) and the amount of debris produced (80,000 tons). Television news channel Times Now, like other news channels, runs his timer countdown, shows very few other programs on Sunday mornings, and calls it the Tower of Shame’s “demolition of everything.” ‘s mother’. Police blocked a busy adjacent highway, and on Saturday, drivers stopped to take a final selfie with the tower in the background.
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The legal dispute over the tower reached India’s Supreme Court, which ruled last year that the building violated safety rules and that its developers colluded with corrupt authorities. The world’s leading economies have seen a construction boom over the past two decades, sparking a cycle of corruption involving politicians, bureaucrats and powerful builders.
Developers often circumvent many construction, urban planning, and environmental regulations, usually with impunity. Suburbs of major cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad and Bangalore have become traps for middle-class buyers who either invest in projects that are never completed or are drawn into similar legal narratives. More than 100 residential towers are estimated to have been abandoned by builders in the Delhi suburbs of Noida and Greater Noida, where towers were demolished on Sunday, making these areas look like ghost cities.
Uday Bhan Singh Teotia, one of a group of residents whose lawsuit against private developer Supertech led to the demolition order, said before the event that it would prove his legal battle. “The two new towers they built blocked all air and sunlight,” Teotia, who lives nearby, told AFP. House demolition is rare in India, and builders often avoid penalties or abandon projects prematurely if they break the law.
Four luxury skyscrapers in southern Kerala have been demolished in 2020 for violating environmental regulations. Jayant Bhushan, the lawyer who represented the petitioners in the lawsuit against Supertech, said builders must clean up their act to regain homebuyers’ confidence. “If builders don’t follow the rules, it will be an unhappy buyer who will burn his fingers over and over again,” he told AFP.
