1,2,3…9 & gone: Watch the moment Noida twin towers came crashing down in seconds

Soon after the explosion that took place at the press of a button, the Noida twin towers came crashing down, generating a cloud of massive dust and thus polluting the atmosphere around.

Updated on: Aug 28, 2022, 15:02:33 IST

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The Supertech twin towers in Uttar Pradesh's Noida came crashing down within a span of nearly nine seconds after the use of 3,700 kg explosives on Sunday, thus ending a nine-year-long legal battle.

Demolition of Supertech's twin towers in Noida on Sunday, (PTI)

The towers, Apex (32 floors) and Ceyane (29 floors), which are taller than the Qutub Minar in the national capital, were 100 metres tall and were brought down with explosives weighing at least 3,700 kg, in the biggest ever planned tower demolition bid.

Soon after the explosion that took place at the press of a button, the towers came crashing down, generating a cloud of massive dust and thus polluting the atmosphere around.

However, the environment department of the Uttar Pradesh government has installed six special dust machines at the demolition site to monitor pollution levels.

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The demolition of the Apex (32 storeys) and Ceyane (29 storeys) towers would have left behind about 35,000 cubic metres of debris that would take at least three months to be cleared.

The Supreme Court had given a go-ahead for the demolition of the towers, which it had set for August 21, but was extended to August 28 at the Noida Authority's request.

As the story of India's largest demolition process ended on Sunday, it is time to take a look at the complete timeline from its rise to fall.

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