NOIDA: The Noida authority has approved a proposal by a Mumbai-based engineering firm to bring down two residential towers in Supertech’s Emerald Court Society. Supreme court On August 31 last year, the towers, Apex and Cyan were ordered to be demolished, noting that they were built in violation of the law.
Senior officials said the Noida authority went through the technical test reports prepared by experts from the Central Building Research Institute in Roorkee before giving the final approval.
The fresh urgency about the demolition exercise comes after the Supreme Court’s latest observations on January 12, when it heard a plea by home buyers who are yet to get their refunds from the real estate company, and three Has expressed displeasure about its orders to demolish the towers within months. The decision is not being followed. Supertech and Noida Authority have to file their reply in the court by January 17.
Whereas building Engineering, which brought down the Maradu waterfront apartments in Kochi last January, has been finalized for the job, with the Mumbai-based company and Supertech still in discussions on cost estimates. Supertech will have to pay for the demolition.
Noida Authority CEO Ritu Maheshwari “We have gone through the proposal of the demolition agency and got their action plan examined by CBRI before giving our final approval. Supertech Limited They have been asked to issue work orders at the earliest.”
On Saturday, Supertech issued a letter of intent to Edifice. Sources said the work order is expected to be issued once the financial situation recovers. “We have been informed that our action plan has been approved and a letter of intent has been received,” said Utkarsh Mehta, Partner at Edphis. “We have started our homework and once we get the formal work order and advance payment, we will mobilize manpower and heavy machinery at the site,” he said.
According to Edifice’s proposal, the exercise will take six months until the entire debris is cleared.
Permission and no-objection certificates are also required from five different government agencies, including state pollution control boards, electricity department, traffic police, aviation ministry and Noida authority departments such as water and sewerage, civil engineering, planning and horticulture.
Discussion on cost estimates is taking time as the value of material that can be salvaged is yet to be ascertained. While Supertech officials were not available for comment, sources said 4,000 tonnes of steel could be recovered from the wreckage, which could be much higher than the cost of demolition, which is estimated to be around Rs 10 crore. “Discussions are on on this additional amount,” a Noida Authority source said.
The safety of buildings and structures located within 50 meters of the Twin Towers is another point of discussion. A premium has to be worked out with the companies for insuring the structures.
Emerald Court President RWA UBS Tevatia said, “Residents cannot be expected to pay for structural damages caused due to demolition. We have asked for insurance cover but so far no clarity from Noida Authority or Supertech Is.”
In its presentation, Edifice proposed to bring down the twin towers using a ‘waterfall implosion collapse mechanism’. This method was used to demolish the 108-metre-high Bank of Lisbon building in Johannesburg in April 2019. Apex, the height of the two towers is 100 m.
According to the proposal, the slightly smaller Sion (97 m) will be the first building to come down. The apex (100 m long) would be flanked in the direction of the Cayenne via an inspired ‘lateral bridge’ away from the other buildings on the Emerald Court compound. Both towers will fall inwards and debris will fall into the caverns. Holes will be made in the columns, beams and shear walls of both the buildings for explosion. To prevent high-velocity debris from flying around, a wire mesh will surround the parts that hold the charges. The pillars will be wrapped in geotextile fabric, which will also be placed around the structure to reduce the impact of debris.
The company also proposes stacking a series of shipping containers filled with sandbags to absorb the shockwaves.
Senior officials said the Noida authority went through the technical test reports prepared by experts from the Central Building Research Institute in Roorkee before giving the final approval.
The fresh urgency about the demolition exercise comes after the Supreme Court’s latest observations on January 12, when it heard a plea by home buyers who are yet to get their refunds from the real estate company, and three Has expressed displeasure about its orders to demolish the towers within months. The decision is not being followed. Supertech and Noida Authority have to file their reply in the court by January 17.
Whereas building Engineering, which brought down the Maradu waterfront apartments in Kochi last January, has been finalized for the job, with the Mumbai-based company and Supertech still in discussions on cost estimates. Supertech will have to pay for the demolition.
Noida Authority CEO Ritu Maheshwari “We have gone through the proposal of the demolition agency and got their action plan examined by CBRI before giving our final approval. Supertech Limited They have been asked to issue work orders at the earliest.”
On Saturday, Supertech issued a letter of intent to Edifice. Sources said the work order is expected to be issued once the financial situation recovers. “We have been informed that our action plan has been approved and a letter of intent has been received,” said Utkarsh Mehta, Partner at Edphis. “We have started our homework and once we get the formal work order and advance payment, we will mobilize manpower and heavy machinery at the site,” he said.
According to Edifice’s proposal, the exercise will take six months until the entire debris is cleared.
Permission and no-objection certificates are also required from five different government agencies, including state pollution control boards, electricity department, traffic police, aviation ministry and Noida authority departments such as water and sewerage, civil engineering, planning and horticulture.
Discussion on cost estimates is taking time as the value of material that can be salvaged is yet to be ascertained. While Supertech officials were not available for comment, sources said 4,000 tonnes of steel could be recovered from the wreckage, which could be much higher than the cost of demolition, which is estimated to be around Rs 10 crore. “Discussions are on on this additional amount,” a Noida Authority source said.
The safety of buildings and structures located within 50 meters of the Twin Towers is another point of discussion. A premium has to be worked out with the companies for insuring the structures.
Emerald Court President RWA UBS Tevatia said, “Residents cannot be expected to pay for structural damages caused due to demolition. We have asked for insurance cover but so far no clarity from Noida Authority or Supertech Is.”
In its presentation, Edifice proposed to bring down the twin towers using a ‘waterfall implosion collapse mechanism’. This method was used to demolish the 108-metre-high Bank of Lisbon building in Johannesburg in April 2019. Apex, the height of the two towers is 100 m.
According to the proposal, the slightly smaller Sion (97 m) will be the first building to come down. The apex (100 m long) would be flanked in the direction of the Cayenne via an inspired ‘lateral bridge’ away from the other buildings on the Emerald Court compound. Both towers will fall inwards and debris will fall into the caverns. Holes will be made in the columns, beams and shear walls of both the buildings for explosion. To prevent high-velocity debris from flying around, a wire mesh will surround the parts that hold the charges. The pillars will be wrapped in geotextile fabric, which will also be placed around the structure to reduce the impact of debris.
The company also proposes stacking a series of shipping containers filled with sandbags to absorb the shockwaves.
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