Wtc Noida
Q&A with World Trade Centre Association CEO
Dilasha Seth & Indivjal Dhasmana / New Delhi Nov 27, 2012, 13:29 IST
World Trade Centre (WTC) Association CEO Eric R Dahl says that it will take 14-15 months to come up with seven towers in New York city in place of twin towers destroyed on 9/11, eleven years back. He tells Dilasha Seth and Indivjal Dhasmana that WTCs are underrepresented in India. There are two WTCs--one in Mumbai and another in Bangalore. Two more are coming up in Manesar (Haryana), which has partially started, and the other one in Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh. In total, there would be eleven WTCs in India, which will also be underrepresentation, he says. Edited interview:
The infamous crashing down of the twin towers in New York happened on 9/11, 2001. How did your organisation deal with that?
It was eleven years ago. That incident was not related to us. The building was targeted. But it was not something we could control. The new building is opening in 15-18 months, and the new WTC will start operations in 2014.
How will the building shape up?
New WTC is going to be more important than the old WTC because there is so much memories related to this event. It is going to be an incredible destination. It is going to be number one destination in the United States. Instead of twin towers, it will have seven towers. You have the base of the two buildings which is a memorial. Around the memorial, there will be seven towers. The tower number one will be the tallest and then they go down in sizes. The number seven will be the smallest. And seven different architects from seven different nations designed the buildings.
In India, you are expanding to Manesar and Greater Noida in the National Capital Region (NCR), besides your present offices in Mumbai and Bangalore. What are the plans like?
There are two projects--one is Spire Edge in Manesar, and the other is Spire Tech which is in greater Noida. Both have been designated as the WTCs.
Dilasha Seth & Indivjal Dhasmana / New Delhi Nov 27, 2012, 13:29 IST
World Trade Centre (WTC) Association CEO Eric R Dahl says that it will take 14-15 months to come up with seven towers in New York city in place of twin towers destroyed on 9/11, eleven years back. He tells Dilasha Seth and Indivjal Dhasmana that WTCs are underrepresented in India. There are two WTCs--one in Mumbai and another in Bangalore. Two more are coming up in Manesar (Haryana), which has partially started, and the other one in Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh. In total, there would be eleven WTCs in India, which will also be underrepresentation, he says. Edited interview:
The infamous crashing down of the twin towers in New York happened on 9/11, 2001. How did your organisation deal with that?
It was eleven years ago. That incident was not related to us. The building was targeted. But it was not something we could control. The new building is opening in 15-18 months, and the new WTC will start operations in 2014.
How will the building shape up?
New WTC is going to be more important than the old WTC because there is so much memories related to this event. It is going to be an incredible destination. It is going to be number one destination in the United States. Instead of twin towers, it will have seven towers. You have the base of the two buildings which is a memorial. Around the memorial, there will be seven towers. The tower number one will be the tallest and then they go down in sizes. The number seven will be the smallest. And seven different architects from seven different nations designed the buildings.
In India, you are expanding to Manesar and Greater Noida in the National Capital Region (NCR), besides your present offices in Mumbai and Bangalore. What are the plans like?
There are two projects--one is Spire Edge in Manesar, and the other is Spire Tech which is in greater Noida. Both have been designated as the WTCs.