New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): The air quality in the national capital on Wednesday morning was in the 'poor' category with the overall air quality index (AQI) touching 235, according to the "System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR)".

New Delhi Sep 29 PTI Supertech Ltd has moved the Supreme Court seeking modification in its direction to raze the realty firms twin 40-storey towers in Noida saying it would partially demolish 224 flats of one tower along with its community area on the ground floor to conform with the building normsDue to the proximity of Tower-17 Ceyane with the other residential towers it cannot demolish the building by blowing through explosives and it would have to be done brick by brick Supertech saidThe underlying basis of the proposed modifications is that if the same are allowed it would save crores of resources from going to waste inasmuch as the applicant has already put materials worth crores of rupees in the construction of the Towers T-16 Apex and T-17 Ceyane it saidThe firm said it was not seeking review of August 31 orderIt said the construction of the towers has consumed steel and cement in huge quantities apart from various other materials including human labour amounting to several crores of rupees which shall be rendered to complete waste in the form of scrapThe proposed modification will also be beneficial for the environment inasmuch as the scrap will have no beneficial use except from disposal inasmuch as most of the debris from the demolition will have to be only dumped at landfill sites which are already overburdened The same will add to the existing environmental issues which are already being faced by the said landfill sites thus further increasing the existing carbon footprint it saidThe firm sought modification of directions given on August 31 by the top court in its verdict for part demolition of Tower-17 and a status quo with respect to twin towers at Emerald Court project in sector 93A of Noida Uttar Pradesh till final orders are passed on its applicationThe minimum distance between any part of T-1 and any part of T-17 after the partial demolition will be at least 16 metres Tower T-16 is any case at about a distance of 43 metres from T-1 it saidThe company further said that it would provide a landscape green area on the demolished portion of T-17 which would be larger than the garden in front of T-1 originally contemplated in the 2006 sanctioned planThe flat owners who opted to keep their apartments will be allotted apartments in the revised building T-17 it said adding that the finding rendered by the top court qua compliance of fire safety norms violations of Noida Building Regulations-2006 2010 and National Building Code 2005 will stand complied withSupertech said it has approached both architects and structural engineers who have suggested that a part of the T-17 towers which falls in front of T-1 224 flats and the community area at the ground floor can be demolished in a manner which will achieve the minimum of 16 metres and maximum of 40 metres between T-1 and T-17It is submitted that the proposed modification if allowed shall have the effect of complying with not only the statutory scheme but also the findings of this court In these circumstances it would be most equitable and just to protect such part of the buildings which do not violate the building norms it said adding that if a part of illegality can be severed so as to protect and preserve the legal part the same would be allowed in order balance all the competing equitiesThe company said that proposed modification shall cater to the requirements of the residents of T-1 as well as the Residents Welfare Association RWA inasmuch as the same will allow a larger landscape area in the plot part from complying the legal requirements of maintaining a minimum distance of 16 metres distance between the two towers at all the pointsOn August 31 the top court had ordered the demolition of Supertech Ltds twin 40-storey towers under construction within three months for violation of building norms in collusion with NOIDA officials holding that illegal construction has to be dealt with strictly to ensure compliance with the rule of lawThe Noida authority had received a rap on its knuckles as the top court pointed out multiple incidents of collusion of its officials with the Supertech Ltd in the Emerald Court project and violations of norms by the realty major in construction of the twin towersThe top court had directed that the entire amount of home buyers be refunded with 12 per cent interest from the time of the booking and the RWA of Emerald Court project be paid Rs 2 crore for the harassment caused due to the construction of the twin towers which would have blocked sunlight and fresh air to the existing residents of the housing project adjoining the national capitalThe top court noted that the two towers together have 915 apartments and 21 shopsAccording to Supertech data given to the court earlier of the 633 people who booked the flats initially 133 have moved out to other projects 248 have taken refunds and 252 home buyers still have bookings with the company in the project PTI MNL SA

New Delhi Aug 31 PTI Realty firm Supertech Ltd on Tuesday said it will file a review petition against the Supreme Court order to demolish the companys twin 40-storey towers in Noida for violation of building by-laws Supertech Managing Director Mohit Arora said the company will file a review petition in the Supreme Court The twin 40-storey towers are part of the companys Emerald Court project which is located in Noida Uttar Pradesh On Tuesday the apex court also said that the entire amount of home buyers be refunded with 12 per cent interest from the time of the booking and the Residents Welfare Association be paid Rs 2 crore for the harassment caused due to the construction of the twin towers A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah said the April 11 2014 verdict of the Allahabad high court which directed demolition of twin towers does not deserve any interference It said the construction of Supertechs twin 40-storey towers having 915 flats and shops was done in collusion with NOIDA authority and the high court was correct in holding that view The bench said that demolition exercise of the twin towers be carried out within three months under the supervision of NOIDA authority and an expert agency and the cost of the entire exercise has to be borne by Supertech Ltd Further the bench said that recently it has seen rampant unauthorised construction in metropolitan areas in collusion with planning authorities and it has to be dealt with sternly Noida-based Supertech has developed many real estate projects in Delhi-NCR PTI MJH RAM