Preparations for demolition of Noida Twin Towers In the last round, the entire area has been declared a “No Fly Zone”

Noida authorities said on Wednesday that the entire area will be declared a ‘No Flying Zone’ for drones when the twin towers are demolished on August 28. Drones will not be allowed to fly in this entire area. He said that drones can fly outside this area but for this permission of the police will be required. This structure, about 100 meters higher than Delhi’s famous Qutub Minar in Sector 93A of Noida, will be demolished at 2.30 pm on Sunday.

Officials said all residents of two nearby societies, Emerald Court and ATS Village, have been asked to leave the area. But no person, vehicle or animal shall be allowed to enter during the demolition process in the area up to a distance around both the towers.

Deputy Commissioner of Gautam Buddh Nagar said, “The exclusion zone will include an area of ​​450 meters in front of the towers. It will be forbidden to go to the area up to 250 meters on the other side of the towers.” Police (headquarters) Ram Badan Singh told PTI-Bhasha.

Officials said the buildings would collapse like a house made of playing cards in less than 15 seconds. This process of demolition will be carried out in a scientific manner and more than 3,700 kg of explosives will be used for it.

After its demolition, the biggest question will arise regarding the disposal of 55,000 tonnes of debris.

Utkarsh Mehta, official of Edifice Engineering, told PTI-Bhasha, “It will take nine to 10 seconds for all the explosives to explode and there will be a loud bang. After the blasts, the buildings will not collapse in one go and it will take four to five seconds for them to completely turn into a pile of rubble.

Project officials said the explosives used in the demolition include detonators, chemical mixtures and shock tubes, which contain explosive material in a ‘gel’ or powdered form.

According to estimates prepared by project officials, the collapse of the Apex (32-storey) and Cyan (29-storey) buildings will create about 35,000 cubic meters of debris and dust, which will have to be disposed of.

Noida Authority General Manager (Planning) Ishtiaq Ahmed said that 21,000 cubic meters of debris will be removed and dumped on an uninhabited land of five to six hectares and the rest will be dumped in the ground floor area of ​​the Twin Towers, where a pit has been made. Is.