Workers in the Indian city of Noida were stripping the brickwork of two skyscrapers marked for demolition after they were deemed illegal by the courts. But town planners warn that India lacks the expertise necessary to tear down the towers, which stand as a symbol of corruption in the country's real estate sector.
The wreckers last Sunday tested explosives in one of the towers, which soars 103 metres into the Noida skyline – a satellite city straddling the capital, New Delhi.
