New Delhi: Two out of four illegal residential apartments in Kerala’s Maradu were demolished by the use of implosion technology here on Saturday.
The 19-floor H2O Holy Faith apartment complex with 90 flats and the Alfa Serene complex with twin towers were demolished at 11 am and 11.05 am respectively.
The buildings were razed for violating the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules. The directions in this regard were passed by the Supreme Court last year.
The court has also ordered the state government to pay interim compensation to each flat owner.
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#WATCH Kochi: Alfa Serene complex with twin apartment towers in Maradu also demolished.2 out of 4 illegal apartment towers have been demolished through controlled implosion,final round of demolition to take place tomorrow.Sec 144 of CrPC is enforced on land, air&water in the area pic.twitter.com/WsadhqPuDF
— ANI (@ANI) January 11, 2020
Ahead of the demolition prohibitory orders were put in place on both land, air and water in the area.
The district administration has imposed Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in the 200-meter radius of the apartment complexes.
Kerala: H2O Holy Faith apartment tower in Maradu demolished through controlled implosion #Kerala pic.twitter.com/7adYMf5wMY
— ANI (@ANI) January 11, 2020
The orders came into effect at 9 am and it will continue till the authorities conduct an inspection and declare the place safe for people to return.
#WATCH Maradu flats demolition: H2O Holy Faith apartment tower demolished through controlled implosion #Kerala pic.twitter.com/fKbciLGH14
— ANI (@ANI) January 11, 2020
Half an hour before the implosion, the first siren was sounded for one whole minute to ensure that people have left the demolition zone. A police team then searched for the evacuation area.
At 10.55 am, another one-minute siren alerted motorists and all traffic movement on major roads was stopped. Following this, the flats were razed down. (ANI)
