BDA to demolish illegal structures in implosion method

BHUBANESWAR: The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) is going to use implosion method soon to demolish the illegal structures in the city. The method will be used for the first time in the city and it will speed up the demolition work, BDA official sources said.

An Indore-based explosion expert SB Sarwate has demonstrated his techniques before the BDA officials and assured that their demolition method would bring no harm to authorised parts nearby.  

Sarwate has already used the method to demolish over 200 buildings in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Rajasthan by using detonator, sources said.

Recently, BDA Vice-chairman Vishal Dev had written a letter to Twin City Police Commissioner Dr R P Sharma seeking permission for using explosives to demolish the structure. The Police Commissioner had given some conditions after viewing the presentations and videos of Sarwate’s demolition method.

After getting permission from the police, the BDA will go for another safety and explosive related permissions from concerned authorities to use the method, the BDA sources said.

Notably, the BDA has received orders to raze over 5600 illegal structures including more than 1000 major units in the city. “If it uses old methods, it will take years to complete the process,” said a BDA official.