Hyderabad: Demolition of commercial complex at brisk pace

Officials adopted controlled method using a combi crusher demolition machine.

Hyderabad: The demolition of the fire-hit commercial complex continued for the second consecutive day on Friday with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) officials demolishing over 12 percent of the structure. The GHMC adopted a controlled demolition method using a combi crusher demolition machine.

Unlike the regular proclainers that bulldoze structures, the combi crusher demolition machine crushed the portions of the fifth floor of the Deccan Knitwear Sports Accessories building. The machine, besides crushing the portions of the fifth-floor slab, also cut the iron roads and sprinkled water.

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“We have started crushing the centre portion of the fifth floor and the side corners in such a way that, most of the demolished portion falls on the carpet area/flooring area without causing damage to other structures,” said a GHMC official.

He further said that, if proclainers were used to pull down the building, the structures in the vicinity of the fire-hit building would be under threat.

To demolish the commercial complex, a beam was placed before it and was covered with sand and a combi crusher machine was placed on it. “The machine can reach up to eight floors but if it is placed very near to the demolition structure there are chances of debris falling on the driver operating it and on the machine,” said a GHMC official.

While demolition was underway with a combi crusher machine, the hydraulic excavator cleared the debris, and the debris was transported to the construction and demolition recycling plant. As a part of precautionary measure, structures and places that are in close proximity to the fire-hit building were cordoned off using a cloth sheet. A buffer zone was also created and police personnel was deployed to make sure people don’t go near the building.

Both roads were closed that go towards the Deccan Knitwear Sports Accessories building that was engulfed in a massive fire on January 19.

GHMC Engineer Engineer in Chief, Mohammed Ziauddin. who visited the demolition site said that the demolition charges will be collected from the building owner.