Noida Authority Gives Extension to Edifice Engg to Clear Supertech Tower Rubble
The Noida Authority has given a 45-day extension to Edifice Engineering that has been working to clear the debris since the two structures were razed in August 2022. In fact, the Emerald Court residents have been complaining that due to the constant drilling and concrete-breaking work at the site adjacent to their homes, their lives have become quite miserable. On Thursday, few residents even called the cops to the site. On the orders of the Supreme Court, the twin towers – Apex (32 floors) and Ceyane (29 floors) – were demolished by Mumbai-based Edifice Engineering on August 28, leaving behind 80,000 tonnes of debris. The SC had fixed three months for removing the debris from the site. On this basis, the deadline to clear the debris from the twin towers site elapsed on November 28, but the work could not be completed mainly due to the imposition of GRAP norms that banned demolition work to reduce pollution. Edifice officials claimed to be carrying out work as per the approved plan under the supervision of Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) and the Noida Authority. During a review meeting, Noida’s additional CEO Prabhash Kumar told Edifice to complete the entire process in 45 days, besides an additional time of three days for mobilising men, materials and machinery. Kumar also made it clear that no additional time would be given for the disposal of the debris. Edifice was also directed to first complete the work towards Emerald Court’s nine-metre passage, demolished prior to the razing of the towers, in 15 days and make it available to the developer, Supertech, for construction.
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