: Noida’s Twin Towers: How A Group of Senior Citizens Led to India’s Biggest Demolition #IndiaNEWS #Activism The 32-storey Supertech twin towers in Noida came crashing down on Sunday. The razing

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Noida’s Twin Towers: How A Group of Senior Citizens Led to India’s Biggest Demolition #IndiaNEWS #Activism
The 32-storey Supertech twin towers in Noida came crashing down on Sunday. The razing down of these two towers – Apex and Ceyanne, were due to the dogged pursuit of justice by a group of majorly senior citizens. These men didnt let factors like age, travel, and a lack of funds come in the way of their pursuit of justice.

And it’s gone!!! So much dust around now!!!#SupertechTwinTowers pic. twitter. com/t0IMLE8ELl— Sayema (@_sayema) August 28, 2022

This battle began in 2009 when four residents raised an alarm against Supertechs violation of building bye-laws by building the twin towers. The core team included Uday Bhan Singh Teotia (80), S K Sharma (74), Ravi Bajaj (65), and M K Jain (59).

When the people started moving in, the society comprised 15 towers with 660 flats. An Apartments’ Owners Association (AOA) was formed, which consisted majorly of senior citizens.

Residents felt cheated immediately as they werent given what they were promised by the builders. Supertech had promised them a luxurious living experience surrounded by 82 per cent open area.

“We were sold the promise of living like royalty, but when we moved into the society in 2009, we realised we had not been given even half the amenities that we had paid for. Most of the brochure was a bunch of lies. Even the construction material used in the buildings was of much lower quality than was originally promised,�? said Uday Bhan Singh Teotia, AOA president of Emerald Court to Hindustan Times.

The condition of the society during the monsoons in 2010 was also a deal breaker for the residents. The basements were flooded with water, and some people had to use boats to get into their cars.

Shortly after, in 2010, the builder started digging up more areas, where a shopping complex and garden had been planned. They then found out that the builder was planning two new 40-floor towers in that area – Apex and Ceyanne.

“I initially thought that the builder was being generous and giving us an additional swimming pool. I had a beautiful view from my balcony all the way up to the expressway. Way back in 2009, I paid an additional Rs 70,000 for this view. Having 40 floors blocking that view was beyond my imagination,�? said Rajesh Rana, former AOA member, who owns a flat in Aster-2, to Hindustan Times.

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