Guinness record holder who will help with Maradu flats demolition

The Kerala government has sought the advice of veteran engineer S.B. Sarwate on the demolition of four illegal high-rise at complexes in Maradau municipality in Kerala's Ernakulam district.

Sarwate, a mining engineer from Bhopal, has experience in overseeing the demolition of over 200 buildings. He holds a Guinness record for imploding the maximum number of buildings.

Sarwate is an exceptional mines manager. His specialisations include dimensional stone mining, controlled blasting and implosion of buildings using explosives. He is on the board of Vijaya Stones Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad, and Uttam Blastech Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad,

He is also the secretary of Indore Chapter of the Institution of Engineers (India).

Sarwate told The New Indian Express that the impact of the explosion won't have an impact beyond 100 metres although there are chances of small concrete fragments flying during the implosion. He added that this will be controlled through systemic approach.

He said the entire process of demolition of buildings may take upto two months.

(With inputs from Onmanorama)

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