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Thousands of people evacuated ahead of biggest demolition in Indian history

Indian authorities began evacuating thousands of people from their homes on Saturday ahead of the demolition of two 40-story skyscrapers in a residential area on the outskirts of New Delhi according to authorities and local media.

The two 103-meter-tall residential blocks are due to be imploded this Sunday (28) in an operation that will last between 12 and 15 seconds – making them the largest structures ever demolished in the city. India say local authorities.

India’s Supreme Court ruled last year that the builders of the two towers had violated a number of critical building rules, ordering the buildings to be demolished.

More than 3,700 kilograms of explosives will be used to demolish the buildings, known as the Apex and Ceyane, located on the side of a busy highway linking India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, with the capital New Delhi.

The towers were covered with sheets of white plastic as police rallied around the area and cordoned off arterial roads in preparation for the operation, local television footage showed.

People living nearby will have to be evacuated by early Sunday and will be able to return to their homes five hours after the demolition is complete.

Despite rampant illegal construction in India’s cities, demolitions of large buildings are rare, and residents living near the site said they fear damage to their property from the force of explosions or air pollution from dust.

Source: CNN Brasil

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