Court-ordered demolition of 850 flats seen as stern warning to developers amid rampant illegal construction
Sun 28 Aug 2022 11.40 BSTIndian authorities have demolished two illegally constructed skyscrapers in a wide plume of dust debris outside Delhi, razing the tallest structures ever pulled down in the country in less than 10 seconds.
More than 3,700kg of explosives were detonated at about 2.30pm, officials told local media. The explosives wereplaced strategically to ensure minimal damage to the area, they added. Traffic was being slowly restored and firefighters were using water sprinklers to bring the dust levels down around the Apex and Ceyane towers, which had stood on the edge of a busy highway linking India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, to the capital.On Twitter, many people said the decision to blow up the towers was a strict action against corruption and would serve as an example and warning to builders and construction companies.
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