Watch: How Noida Supertech twin towers were demolished in seconds

The Supertech twin towers in Noida were demolished on Sunday in a few seconds following the Supreme Court's direction to raze the illegally built structures to the ground.

The nearly 100-metre-high buildings – taller than Delhi's iconic Qutub Minar (73 metres) – were brought to the ground in seconds literally like a house of cards by the 'waterfall implosion' technique, in a breathtaking spectacle of modern day engineering.

They were the tallest structures to be demolished in India.


Here's a video of the incident.


Minutes after the demolition, the nearby buildings appeared to be safe. A detailed safety audit is expected later.