Two high-rise apartment blocks in India were razed to the ground on Sunday after the country’s top court declared them illegal for violating building laws, officials said. The twin high-rise apartment buildings were declared illegal by India’s Supreme Court for violating building laws (Altaf Qadri/AP)The 32-storey and 29-storey blocks, which were being constructed by a private builder in Noida city on the outskirts of New Delhi, were yet to be occupied. The razing of the towers occurred after the Supreme Court found that the builder, in collusion with government officials, violated laws prohibiting construction within a certain distance of nearby buildings. Residents are expected to return to the area on Sunday evening after experts examine the impact of the demolition. Joe Brikmann, director of Jet Demolition, said earlier that he was confident no harm would come to the buildings adjacent to the demolished towers.

Source: Irish Examiner August 28, 2022 20:58 UTC