botched demolitions, dogs! (Mumbai)

It required careful planning to bring down the ground + four structures. 
Experts placed explosives in the buildings in such a manner, that there 
would be no adverse effect on the surrounding areas and buildings. While 
three buildings had already been successfully demolished, the Juhu-Milan 
demolition saw technical problems cropping up with the first attempt.

The building was supposed to collapse within two to three seconds of the 
implosion. “However, some dogs had nibbled through the circuit and the 
connections broke lose,” explained Gurunath Phondekar, a director of 
Vaishali-Akash Housing Pvt. Ltd.

This demolition technique uses gravity and self-weight. While the theory 
is simple, planning a successful drop is quite complicated. It needs 
countless examinations and a deep study and evaluation of the structure. 
It ends with controlling the event into many small, calculated blasts 
instead of one huge explosion.

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