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Noida twin towers hog attention one last time as they get demolished

After Supreme Court upheld demolition order last year, buildings taller than Qutub Minar brought down in 9 seconds in a safe operation that grabbed eyeballs

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Though the authorities moved the residents and pets away, the resident birds were severely affected by the sound and dust.

Nitin Kumar Noida
At 6.30 am on Sunday, every road in Noida led to Sector 93A, where the infamous twin towers, the 32-storey Apex and 29-storey Ceyane, were having their last day in the sun. It was also their last day in the glare of television cameras — at least a hundred of them were present. There were also hundreds of mobile phone cameras around. Everyone was vying to get one last selfie.
 
Aman Kumar, a 13-year-old from Bhangel near Noida’s Sector 102, cycled 5 km to reach the spot at 6 am. “I want to see whether this building will explode like

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