Noida: The plan to drop twin towers Supertech in the 93A sector has reached the first hurdle.
Mumbai-based companies entrusted with demolition practice work have learned that underground gas pipes run within 15 meters from two towers – Apex and Ceyane.
EDIFICE ENGINEERING – The company that will carry out demolition – hold a meeting with Indraprastha gas senior executives Limited and Gail on Friday and was told that gas supply through pipes could not be stopped for several minutes during the explosion of the tower or diverted.
18-inch wide pipe, notified, very important for IGL daily operations and functions as a major transmission line for the Dedri terminal segment to desu gail.
CNG for Noida and East Delhi are also supplied through this pipe.
Officials say Edifice is preparing a complete design to avoid damage to the pipe and will submit it to Gail before the gas authority is successful.
Edifice must take the certificate does not object from a number of government authorities before undermining the twin towers.
The source has told the previous ToI that the company was looking to drop the building with May and clean up the debris at the end of August.
Officials hope the demolition process will advance as usual and will not affect the overall budget.
Supertech must pay Edifice Rs 20 Crore for demolition.
Developers hope to get Rs 10-15 Crore from materials that can be saved after demolition.
“We will overcome plans to keep the pipe completely safe from the impact of the explosion and hand them over to Gail within two weeks.
We initially thought it would be possible to continue demolition by keeping the gas supply detained for one or two minutes.
But now, we have to prepare a plan In detail about the types of improvement measures that we will take to keep the pipeline safe, “Uttarsh Mehta, a partner in Edifice.
Mehta, and senior Gail and Supertech executives visited the Emerald court project to check the area where the pipe was running.
Officials said the gas pipeline was three meters below the ground and only 15 meters from the twin towers.
Need to be resistant to vibration caused by explosions and rolling debris.
A Gail official explained that just stopping the gas supply would not help.
“About 200 dadri-desu line segments will be influenced by the explosion.
Stopping inventory does not mean that the gas in the pipe will be discarded out.
The accident can not only cause damage to the pipeline but also a leak in the area, which will be out of our control.
So , We will work with Supertech and Edificed Engineering to complete the remedial action plan, “the official said.
In addition to domestic disruption that relies on gas pipeline supply, crippling critical infrastructure for several minutes will also have an impact on pressure at CNG stations in Noida and East Delhi and can affect public transport networks as city buses and automatic rickshaws rely on them.