Noida Twin Towers Demolition LIVE Updates: Experts say towers to collapse in 15 seconds

Experts suggest it would take 15 seconds for the towers to come crashing down like a pack of cards. 

There are basically three techniques to safely raze down any structure of such a scale diamond cutter, use of robots and implosion. "The technique is chosen on the basis of three parameters -- cost, time and safety," he said.

Edifice partner Utkarsh Mehta told PTI that they are "150 per cent" confident that the towers will come down safely and in the direction. 

Final Checks on ahead of D-Day

All work related to placement of explosives and connecting has already been finished. The only element that had been left was interconnecting the twin towers and then connecting them with the exploder, from where the button will be pressed, with a 100-metre-long cable. 

Road diversions on demolition day

Roads leading to Supertech's soon-to-be demolished twin towers in Noida will remain diverted on Sunday while around 600 police officials, including traffic personnel, will be deployed for law and order duty.

Rs 100 crore insurance for Rs 20 crore demolition job

For the towers that must have cost around Rs 70 crore to build, the cost of demolition is Rs 20 crore. The demolition experts taking care of the job have taken a Rs 100 crore insurance. But they hope they don’t have to claim it. 

Residents of neighbouring societies leave ahead of deadline

The neighbouring societies housing 5,000 people will be vacated by 7:00 am. Around 2,700 vehicles from two neighbouring societies to be removed. Residents to be allowed to return only after 4 pm following official safety clearance. 

Noida Administration gears up for massive demolition job

The Noida authorities have said that 400 police personnel will be deployed at the spot to the spot, along with eight ambulances and four fire tenders. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been requested, UP Police said on Friday. 

Private forecaster Skymet Weather said rainfall is likely in Delhi on August 29. "Winds will blow from the northwest on August 28, at the time of the twin towers demolition. It will be a threat to Delhi as dust may travel to Uttar Pradesh initially but may change direction on August 29 and blow from the east," Skymet Weather vice-president Mahesh Palawat said. Rain on August 29 can wash away the pollution, he added.

Supertech flat buyers to be recommended in full: The Supreme Court on Friday said that home buyers of the soon-to-be-demolished twin-towers of Supertech will be refunded the full amount deposited with the builder.

BJP MLA writes to UP CM on environmental concerns: BJP legislator Rajeshwar Singh has written a letter to CM Yogi Adityanath raising environmental concerns and suggesting the formation of a special teal to mitigate the impact of dust and debris.

The use of drones in city skies over Noida has been banned due to security reasons from August 26 till August 31 in view of the Supertech's illegal twin towers demolition.

One nautical mile of air space around the Supertech twin tower demolition site in Noida will be briefly unavailable for flights on August 28, the Noida Authority said.

The implosion and bringing down of the building is likely to impact the environment around the huge structure.

With a day to go and preparations nearly complete, residents of the societies which lie close to the Supertech twin towers have already started to vacate their premises ahead of the Sunday morning 7:00 am deadline. Plans include stay in hotels, residences of relatives and even weekend holidays to stay clear of the 55,000 tonnes of debris that will arise from the implosion. Around 5,000 residents in the two nearby societies of ATS village and Emerald Court will be the most affected.