To safely pull down 103 metres tall twin towers, and that too in the middle of a thickly populated residential locality such as Noida’s Sector 93A is a daunting task even for the most seasoned demolition expert. On August 28, a group of seven dedicated men of South African firm Jet Demolitions along with Edifice […]
A loud boom and, nine seconds later, a massive dust cloud will be all that is left of the 103m tall, 32-storey Supertech twin towers in Noida’s Sector 93A on August 28. According to Edifice Engineering and Jet Demolitions, the companies undertaking the country’s largest such demolition project, a controlled implosion is the safest way […]
NEW DELHI: Property tax rates may go up marginally in Delhi if the report of the MCD’s fifth Municipal Valuation Committee (MVC) is implemented which recommends a 37 per cent increase in base unit area value, officials said on Wednesday. The fifth MVC has submitted its interim report to the MCD, and it has now […]
GURUGRAM: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has issued a notice to the developer of Pivotal Devaan in Sector 84 for failing to obtain an electricity connection from the discom and using diesel gensets (DG sets) for power supply. The developer has been directed to ensure regular power supply from the grid by the […]
Ahead of the demolition of Supertech’s Apex and Ceyanne towers in Noida on Sunday, the real estate developer has written to Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) requesting them to take precautionary measures with regards to security of aeroplanes that may cross the area on the day, people familiar […]
Uttkarsh Mehta, is the founding partner of Edifice Engineering. He and partner Jigar Chheda started a small company in 2004 that carried out anchoring, coring, and diamond cutting works — all processes related to demolitions as well. In 2012, they started Edifice got into full scale demolitions. In the years since, Edifice has carried out […]
NOIDA: The Noida Authority has filed a police complaint against Supertech for a non-compliant sewage treatment plant (STP) in its highrise society in Sector 137. “The National Green Tribunal (NGT) guideline says that highrises must have functional sewage treatment plants (STPs). The inspection conducted by a team of the Authority’s Jal department found that Supertech […]
Infosys Technologies has picked up about 5 lakh sq ft office space in Bengaluru on lease to expand its operation in one of the largest office lease deals in the city in recent times. The new facility at Northgate will see the company spreading its presence across the city as opposed to being concentrated in […]
The Supertech twin tower demolition in Noida – which has been in headlines- is set to take place on Sunday (August 28) at 2:30 pm, for which the preparations are underway. The plan to demolish the towers was finalised in a meeting in the presence of members of the residents’ group of the two adjoining […]
Supertech’s illegal twin towers in Noida, which are taller than Delhi’s Qutub Minar, will become India’s highest structures ever to be demolished on August 28. The buildings measuring a little over 100 metres will literally collapse like a house of cards in a process that would take less than 15 seconds for them to come […]
NOIDA: The loading of 3,700 kg explosives into the columns of Supertech’s twin towers at the Emerald Court complex was completed on Monday, wrapping up the charging process of the buildings with six days to go for the August 28 demolition. The blasters’ team will now move to the second stage, which is called trunking. […]
NEW DELHI: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has decided to use drones to verify the details submitted by residents during the self-assessment of their properties while paying tax. On a pilot basis, a survey has already been carried out in Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area on Mathura Road. The services of an organisation, which conducted a […]
