Twin towers demolition: 1 yr on, officials still under probe

A year after the 32-storey Supertech twin towers in Noida's Sector 93A became the tallest structures in the country to be demolished in a controlled blast, residents of nearby Emerald Court society on Monday held celebrations to mark a "year of freedom" from the shadow of the looming towers

- Ashni Dhaor

In December 2012, its residents' welfare association filed a PIL in the Allahabad high court against the twin towers, claiming that several rules were violated in their construction. In August 2021, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the residents and ordered their demolition.

However, a year on, a probe to investigate how Supertech got the map of the twin towers approved, despite the towers being planned in violation of building by-laws, is still lagging.