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10.2.2022 The Supreme Court on Monday said the demolition work of realty major Supertech Ltd's twin 40-storey tower in Noida, will begin in two weeks. A bench comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud and Surya Kant also directed the Noida CEO to convene a meeting within 72 hours in which all the agencies concerned shall be present. The CEO Noida shall take all necessary steps for observing directions of this court, work of demolition shall commence no later than two weeks from this order, the bench said. On January 12, the top court pulled up the builder for not complying with its orders to demolish the twin 40-story towers in sector 93 of Noida and warned that its directors will be sent to jail for "playing truant with the court". Noida CEO Ritu Maheshwari a meeting has already been convened on Wednesday at 12 noon in compliance with the apex court directives. Maheshwari said a few media reports stating that demolition to be done within two weeks but that is false as the demolition action plan submitted to the court by Supertech talks of six months out of which three and a half months is the demolition time while the rest is for site clearance. That time has already started from January 22, 2022, and the demolition is to be completed within three and a half months from that date. So, the demolition process on the site has to begin within two weeks from today (not over, which is not possible and not as per the approved action plan from CBRE). The top court was informed that GAIL's NOC was required as there is a high pressure underground natural gas pipeline, which is passing at a distance of 15 metres and depth of 3 metres. The court was also informed that the Defence Ministry will provide the explosives for the demolition.