Noida: ‘Charging’ of Supertech twin towers on hold as CBRI studies reports
NOIDA: The charging of the twin towers – the process to rig them with explosives before they
are brought down, which was to begin Tuesday – has been postponed.
Edifice Engineering, the company in charge of the demolition, is waiting for clearances from the
Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), which has asked for details of the blast design,
explosives to be used, ground vibration and safety measures. The CBRI told the Supreme
Court last week it had not received these reports.
Sources said Edifice would not begin charging till it receives a clearance from the CBRI.
Moreover, a no-objection certificate from police for the use of explosives is yet to be received.
Love Kumar, joint commissioner of police (law and order), said the department was awaiting
clearance from the Petroleum & Explosive Safety Organisation (PESO) before issuing the
certificate to Edifice.
During a meeting on the twin towers on Monday, the CBRI sought a response from Edifice
and Supertech on six safety parameters. This reply has to be given by August 5, the date set by
the Supreme Court. On August 6, Edifice, CBRI, police and other departments will meet at
the Noida Authority office.
Sources said the charging process would most likely begin in a couple of days and the delay will
not affect the scheduled demolition date, August 21. An official associated with the process said
charging will need around 15 days and would be completed by August 20. The Supreme Court
has set a deadline of August 28 for the demolitions, which means there is a seven-day buffer in
case of any last-minute changes.
During the last hearing in the Supreme Court on July 29, the CBRI had said it hadn’t received
reports on blast design, ground vibration, post-demolition debris assessment, test blast,
vibration monitoring and dust cloud. The CBRI had also sought details of the structural audit of
nearby buildings.
The explosives are to be brought from Palwal to Sector 93A, where the twin towers Apex and
Ceyane are located, in a vehicle escorted by a police team daily. Around 3,700 kg of explosives
will be used to demolish the buildings.
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