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The demolition of the two illegally built towers is scheduled for 2.30 p.m

Anticipation and excitement filled the area around Supertech twin towers in Noida as the time for the demolition of the nearly 100-metre-tall illegal structures drew closer on Sunday, with officials busy in last-minute preparations to ensure nothing goes wrong. Ahead of the court-mandated implosion of the buildings scheduled at 2.30 pm, heavy police deployment was seen in the area where authorities had also stationed water tankers and anti-smog guns.

The roads in and around the twin towers were heavily barricaded with authorities not allowing any vehicles there. The Noida-Greater Noida Expressway will remain shut between 2:15 pm to 2:45 pm, officials said. Officials also performed puja in the morning to ensure safe demolition of the buildings.

The evacuation of around 5,000 residents of the two housing societies near the soon-to-be-demolished twin towers has been completed, officials said on Sunday morning.

The evacuation of residents from the Emerald Court and ATS Village societies was scheduled to be completed by 7 a.m. but took a little longer, police officials said.

Riyaz and his wife have travelled 200 km from Agra in the heat to fulfil their five-year-old grandson’s wish of witnessing the ‘historic’ demolition of Supertech twin towers in Noida on Sunday. His grandson saw a video on Facebook about the demolition and had been pressing his family ever since to take him to watch the court-mandated demolition of the nearly 100-metre tall illegal structures scheduled to take place at 2.30 p.m. Riyaz was among many other people who travelled to Noida from far-flung areas to watch the demolition of the structures despite restrictions on civilians from entering the area.

Riyaz and his family started early on Sunday morning from Agra but after entering the city, they were stopped by police from reaching the area near the twin towers as civilians are not allowed there. “We cannot say no to Akram (grandson). He is the youngest and most pampered child in our house. We wanted to fulfil all his wishes,” Riyaz (49) said. They said they will stay with their youngest son who works in Delhi.