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The Supertech Twin Towers in India were the 15th tallest buildings in the world.

Until they were utterly demolished in less than 10 seconds, becoming the tallest building to ever be imploded in India instead.

Located in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, near the capital New Delhi, the towers were wrecked with 3 516 kilograms of explosives under the eye of Africa’s premier demolition company, Jet Demolition, nogal.

Besides the explosives used to achieve reliable rupture of all columns, 17 000 holes were also drilled, resulting in a successful implosion.

Muster up your inner anarchist because this is truly fun to watch:

More, more, more:

Those dust blankets seem a bit useless in the face of all that detritus.

NDTV explains why these towers were torn down in the first place:

When the ‘Supertech Emerald Court’ housing society was originally sanctioned, the building plan showed 14 towers and nine floors. Later, the plan was revised and the builder was allowed to construct 40 floors in each tower. The area where the towers were built was to be made into a garden as per the original plan.

But the local residents saw straight through the money-making scheme and took the matter to the Allahabad High Court in 2012 stating that the construction was illegal:

The petitioners argued that the Supertech group violated norms to sell more flats and enhance their profit margins. Accordingly, in 2014, the court directed the authority to demolish the towers within four months (at its own expense) from the date the order was filed.

Nine years after residents went to court alleging violation of norms, intense explosives were used to destroy the buildings.

Done and dusted.

[source:ndtv]