New Delhi, Aug 12 : The Supreme Court on Friday agreed with Noida authorities’ submissions for an extra bandwidth of August 29-September 4 to allow for destruction of Supertech twin towers in the event of any circumstance that delays the demolition date of August 28.A bench comprised of Justice D.
Y.Chandrachud sided with the arguments of Noida authority.Noida authority represented by senior lawyer Ravindra Kumar.”Considering any unexpected circumstances/ reason or delay in charging time of technical reasons or weather conditions, a time frame of seven days from August 28 and September 4 could be granted to carry the demolition in the event of the demolition being completed on August 28 because of the above-mentioned circumstances,” said the Noida’s appeal.
The Supreme Court had set the date of August 28 instead of earlier August 21 as the new date for demolition of Supertech’s twin towers.
On the 29th of July the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Roorkee on Friday informed the Supreme Court that it has not received any information about structural audits of close-by buildings, the impact of the vibrations generated by the blast debris from post demolition and other debris.
The Supreme Court was told that Edifice Engineering assured that the demolition would begin on the 21st of August.However, D.P.Kanungo who is a scientist at CBRI has informed the court of the topmost level that the institute hasn’t received complete information on the demolition of twin towers, and also the amount of 70 lakh rupees as a fee.The court of supreme appeals had requested the Noida authority to get assistance from CBRI in connection with the demolition process.
Kanungo said that the institute needs information on structural audits as well as a vibration monitoring report and further information regarding the test blasts, which were performed at the site of the building.
He also said there is an underground gas pipeline that is 30 Bar that is located 30m to 50m from the structure, and it is crucial to determine the effects of the demolition process on it.
The court’s top judge observed that CBRI is seeking information on blast design ground vibration post demolition debris and the formation of dust clouds and so on.and also structural audits of adjacent buildings.Kanungo claimed that the report of a visual inspection was filed, which is not comparable to the report of a structural audit and Edifice should provide all cooperation with CBRI.
After hearing arguments in detail in the case the supreme court ordered CBRI’s CBRI scientist to send an email to all parties concerned in the matter about the information that is required, and also asked Noida authority to call an assembly of the parties concerned on the 6th of August.
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