News: Noida: Supertech twin towers to turn into 35,000 tonne rubble-12-04-2022
Edifice Engineering, the Mumbai-based firm entrusted with the responsibility of demolishing the towers, will submit a report to the UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) and the Noida Authority in two weeks, giving details about how and where they plan to dispose of the concrete waste.
NOIDA: Over 35,000 tonne of debris is likely to be generated after the Supertech twin towers in Sector 93A are brought down. Of this, 4,000 tonne would be iron while 30,000 tonne concrete rubble.
Edifice Engineering, the Mumbai-based firm entrusted with the responsibility of demolishing the towers, will submit a report to the UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) and the Noida Authority in two weeks, giving details about how and where they plan to dispose of the concrete waste.
Although the final plan is yet to be submitted, officials said most of the debris collected so far after breaking the shear walls would be used to fill the basement of the two towers and act as a cushion against the impact of the explosion the day the 32-storey buildings are brought down.
A major portion of the concrete rubble would be sent to the Noida Authority’s C&D waste plant in Sector 80 and other designated vacant plots in the city to fill them up. However, since the capacity of the waste plant is only 300 tonne a day, the officials will have to make some alternative arrangements to dispose of them.
UPPCB regional officer Praveen Kumar said the department was expecting a report from Edifice over the next two weeks and was ensuring that all the rules were followed properly.
A few private companies, the officials said, have shown interest in buying the concrete debris from Edifice, but it is yet to be seen if they can be sold or not. The concrete debris will have to be managed in keeping with the Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016.
A Noida Authority official said the recycled waste could be used for laying roads and manufacturing interlocking tiles, footpaths and pavements. The iron debris, however, can be sold entirely in the market. In fact, Edifice hopes to recover a major portion of the demolition cost this way. The firm hopes to earn Rs 10-15 crore from the salvageable material after the demolition. Supertech is supposed to pay Edifice Rs 20 crore for the demolition job.
