The Supreme Court on Friday agreed with Noida authority
submissions seeking an additional bandwidth of August 29-September 4 for
demolition of Supertech twin towers in case of any circumstances delaying
the demolition on August 28.
A bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud agreed with
submissions of the Noida authority, which was represented by senior advocate
Ravindra Kumar. "Considering any unforeseen circumstances/ factor or any
delay in charging time on account due to technical reasons and / or weather
conditions, a bandwidth of seven days between August 28 to September 4, may be
granted for carrying out the demolition in the event of the not demolition not
taking place on August 28, due to the aforesaid circumstances," said the
Noida's plea.
The
top court had set August 28, instead of earlier August 21, as the new deadline
for demolition of Supertech's twin towers.
On July 29, the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI),
Roorkee on Friday told the Supreme Court that it has not received
information regarding structural audit of nearby buildings, impact of vibration
generated due to the blast, post demolition debris, etc.
The top court was informed that Edifice Engineering
assured that the demolition would take place on August 21. However, D.P.
Kanungo, a scientist at CBRI, informed the top court that the institute has not
received complete information regarding the demolition of twin-towers, and also
a sum of Rs 70 lakh as fee. The top court had asked the Noida authority to take
help from CBRI in connection with the demolition process.
Kanungo
said the institute requires information on structural audit, vibration monitoring
report, and additional information on test blast, which was carried out at the
building site. He added that there is a 30Bar underground gas pipeline, which
is 30m to 50 m away from the structure and it is important to find the impact
of the demolition on it.
The top court noted that CBRI seeks information on
blast design, ground vibration, post demolition debris, creation of dust
clouds, etc., and structural audit of nearby buildings. Kanungo said a visual
inspection report was submitted, which is not equivalent to the structural
audit report, and also Edifice should extend full cooperation to CBRI. After
hearing detailed arguments in the matter, the top court told the CBRI scientist
to write an email to concerned parties in the matter regarding the information
which is required, and asked Noida authority to convene a meeting of all
parties on August 6.