Noida 28 Aug : Mumbai-based company Edifice Engineering which along with South African-based Jet Demolition was tasked to bring down the illegally constructed Supertech twin towers in this area in Sector 93-A.The company on Sunday said the towers were removed in a safe and secure manner and in accordance with the plans.In an event for journalists here, Utkarsh Mehta of Edifice Engineering said “it was not an easy task to take down the twin towers”.
“Some foreign firms invited in to work on the project had conducted an investigation.
However, we have collaborated with Jet Demolition in the past, too.Therefore, the coordination was much more effective,” he said.
“The result is proof of the hard work and research we invested in,” Mehta added.
Discussing the challenges the two companies faced in the course of the process of preparing, he said: “The electricity pipelines and gas pipelines were about 100-200 meters away.It was important to keep these aspects in mind.We also had prayer in the early morning.”
Joe Brinkman of Jet Demolition who was in attendance with Mehta in the press event, said that the “waterfall implosion” method was used to demolish the tops of towers since a number of residential structures were built close to the site.
The twin towers, which were illegally built in over a period of 9 years, were removed in just nine seconds.
After the successful conclusion of the demolition process there was a roar of happiness among the workers of Edifice Engineering.
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