On Sunday, the controversial Supertech twin towers in Noida will become the country’s tallest structures to be demolished with a controlled blast. And for the 60-odd workers on the spot, including electricians, plumbers, riggers, blasters and helpers, it is a chance to feel proud by demonstrating their skills.
Located amid a thickly populated area in Sector 93A, the fate of the 103-metre-tall Apex and Ceyane towers was sealed by a Supreme Court order last year for flouting government regulations on construction. South African firm Jet Demolition and Mumbai-based Edifice Engineering eventually took up the task of safely pulling down the two structures.
