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Two luxury apartment complexes in southern India were demolished today (January 11th) by controlled explosion for violating planning regulations.



In total, more than 350 flats - which housed around 240 families - in the coastal city of Kochi will be brought crashing down from today as the Kerala government carries out one of the largest demolition drives in India involving residential complexes.



The exercise comes after the Supreme Court ordered the demolition of four residential buildings in a posh lakeside location in the city over violation of coastal regulation norms.

After a long court battle between the government and residents over the violation of coastal regulation zone (CRZ), the four water front property was ordered to be demolished by the Supreme Court of India.



Out of the four, the two high risers, 18-story Holy Faith H2O and 16-storey Alfa Serene twin towers were razed to the ground by the authorities in the morning with the controlled use of dynamites.



The demolition took place in Kochi’s Maradu municipality within a gap of five minutes, the planned execution was delayed due to areal supervision after a large crowd had gathered to witness the spectacle.



The explosion was conducted at 11.17 am.