Noida Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ritu Maheshwari said on June 7 that the Supertech twin towers will be demolished on August 21, seven days ahead of the Supreme Court's deadline of August 28. The CEO also said that the authority has asked Edifice Engineering to submit a structural audit report by June 30.
"We asked them to demolish the twin towers on August 21 while the Supreme Court has said by August 28. We decided to do it on August 21 just to have a buffer of one week. A few compliances were pending from their (Edifice) side. We have asked them to submit a structural audit report for the affected portion by June 30. The insurance cover will be finalised by June 20," Maheshwari told Moneycontrol.
Edifice informed the authority that any damage occurring due to the demolition will be covered by insurance worth Rs 100 crore. The CEO then asked Edifice to provide details related to the insurance to Emerald Court Resident Welfare Association, ATS Village Apartment Association and GAIL by June 20.
She also said that Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) has been asked to determine the height of the possible debris to be generated after demolition and provide the same to Edifice to enable the installation of the iron sheet around the twin towers. The authority also asked Edifice to submit its post-demolition debris management plan by June 30.
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"Water logging issues were there. I have asked my team to look into it and sort the issue out. We discussed safety concerns of the residents and concerns from other departments, the environmental plan and debris management plan among other issues," said the Noida CEO.
In addition to the officers of the Noida Authority, officers of the Police Department, Fire Department, Pollution Control Board, CBRI, GAIL Ltd, Supertech Ltd, Edifice Engineering, members of Emerald Court Resident Welfare Association and ATS Village Apartment Association attended the meeting.
The authority also asked Edifice to identify the areas falling within 50m radius of the twin towers and made it available to both the associations by June 8. The authority also asked Edifice to submit its plan for scientific disposal of construction and demolition waste to the UP Pollution Control Board by June 30.
Emerald Court RWA vice-president SK Sharma, who was present in the meeting held on June 7 by CEO Maheshwari, said that the Apartments Owners Association raised their concerns during the meeting.
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"They are claiming that the demolition will be safe and even we hope so but no one has seen the future. If there is any weakness in the structure, then it should be tested first. The CBRI had said in its first meeting that pre-demolition and post-demolition structural analysis would be done. The Edifice did not do structural analysis and only did videography (of the test blast). Today, the Noida CEO gave strict instructions for the pre-demolition structural audit of the towers. There will be an audit post-demolition as well. If any weakness was found during the pre-audit, then that will be taken care of," said Sharma.
The residents of Emerald Court have complained of dust pollution and several other issues. While the Emerald Court has 11 towers, two of them - Aster 2 and Aster 3 - are just around nine metres away from the twin towers.
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