Chetan Dutta,
the man behind the Noida twin tower demolition, said he and his team had
stopped speaking when the warning siren sounded. They were located merely 70
metres away from the towers when Dutta pressed the button and the 44-floor
building with 915 flats turned to rubble in under 10 seconds.

“I lifted
my head to take a look at the twin structures coming down right after the
button was pressed. When everything was razed to the ground, my team and I did
not wait for the cloud of dust and smoke to settle. We rushed to the demolition
site to check the nearby housing societies of Emerald Court and ATS Village,” Dutta
told reporters following the demolition.

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He added
the demolition was a 100% successful maintaining that no damage was caused to
nearby buildings. He did, however, mention that a compound wall of ATS Village
had suffered a minor three to four metres crack due to the demolition.

The
Supertech Emerald Court twin towers in Noida were razed to the ground after the
Supreme Court ordered the building to be demolished in August last year. The
towers were demolished at the expense of Supertech and under the guidance of
Noida Authority.

On Sunday,
an hour before the explosion, real estate company Supertech released a statement
saying, “The Twin Towers Apex and Ceyane in Noida are a part of Emerald Court
project at Sector 93A constructed on land allotted by Noida authority. The
building plans of the Project including the two towers were approved by the Noida
Authority in 2009 which was strictly in accordance with the then prevailing
Building Bye Laws announced by the State government.”

No
deviation from the building plan was made and it was constructed after making
full payment to the authority, Supertech Ltd added.  

“However,
the Hon’ble Supreme Court has not found the construction satisfactory on
technical grounds and accordingly issued orders to demolish the two towers. We
respect the orders of the Supreme Court and are committed to implement the
same,” the company said.

Following
the explosion that razed the towers, there is concern over the environmental
impact of the incident. Noida planning authority expects 35,000 cubic metres of
debris. Nearly 21,000 cubic metres of debris will be disposed at an isolated
location in Noida’s Work Circle 7 limits. Large part of debris will also be
disposed in the basement of the twin towers.