Check out visuals from the demolition of Noida's Supertech twin towers

After 9 years of legal battle, Noida's Supertech twin towers were demolished at 2:31 pm. The towers --- both taller than Delhi's iconic Qutub Minar --- were down in less than 15 seconds by waterfall implosion technique. They are reportedly the tallest structures yet in India to have been demolished, officials said.

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28 Aug 2022, 3:57 pm

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A visual of the demolition of Noida's Supertech twin towers on August 28, 2022. (Photo | Parveen Negi, EPS)

In the biggest such demolition seen in the country, the floors of the twin towers collapsed onto each other in a stack as thousands watched from vantage points outside the 'exclusion zone' in Noida's sector-93A on the outskirts of New Delhi. (Photo | Parveen Negi, EPS)

The Supertech twin towers in Noida - Apex (32 storeys) and Ceyane (29 storeys) - part of the Emerald Court, were found to be in violation of multiple regulations regarding construction following which a nine-year-long legal battle was fought in the Allahabad High Court and then the Supreme Court of India which culminated in favour of the Residents Welfare Association. (Photos | PTI)

While the twin towers' demolition largely remained successful, a boundary wall of a nearby residential society suffered damage while windowpanes of several apartments developed cracks, officials said. (Photo | Parveen Negi, EPS)

Hours before the demolition, a guard raised an alarm on finding a man sleeping in his apartment beyond the evacuation deadline. Acting fast, the security guards managed to wake the man on time and evacuated him. (Photo | PTI)

Around 7,000 residents from the neighbouring Emerald and ATC societies were evacuated and additionally, ambulances and sprinklers were provided to the communities living near the tower. (Photo | PTI)

By 7 am, almost all of the residents, including children and senior citizens, had vacated the 15 residential premises in a well-coordinated exercise by the society's special task force. (Photo | PTI)

A family from Agra travelled in the heat to Noida as their five-year-old (in photo) had wished to view the 'historic' demolition of the twin towers in person. (Photo | PTI)

Homebuyer Ashish Gupta, a resident of Noida, asked, “Is demolition enough? Is it a punishment to the builder or homebuyers? People who had been waiting for their homes for over a decade were left as just spectators today, and what happens to others like us who are going to be indirectly affected?' (Photo | Parveen Negi, EPS)

While some said the demolition sends out the message that corruption will not be tolerated in the country, others were there for an adrenaline rush. (Photo | PTI)

Meanwhile. realty firm Supertech Ltd has incurred a loss of about Rs 500 crore, including construction and interest costs, because of the demolition of its twin towers in Noida, the company's Chairman R K Arora said on Sunday. (Photo | PTI)