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A high rise apartment complex was brought down through controlled implosion method as authorities began implementing a Supreme Court order to demolish four illegal water-front structures in Maradu municipality here on Saturday.
The residential complex was demolished at 11.18 am.
The 60-meter high 19-storey building, known as "Holy Faith H20, was levelled in seconds in a spectacular implosion.
Thousands of people watched the demolition from outside the evacuation zone.
A total of 343 waterfront flats were built in the complexes, violating the Coastal Regulation Zone norms.
The Apex Court had in September 2019 directed demolition of the apartment complexes within
