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Noida Video Shows Pencil Piercing Wall of ₹1.5-Crore Flat, Raising Quality Concerns

Media attention has followed, with no builder comment reported and a dispute over AAC walls versus poor construction.

A Noida man shocked the internet after a pencil went straight into the wall of a ₹1.5 crore apartment.
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Overview

  • The clip was posted on November 9 by Instagram user @kabeer.unfiltered and has drawn about 2.2 million views.
  • In the video, a resident taps a wooden pencil with a hammer and drives it into an interior wall, claiming a drill was unnecessary.
  • Reactions range from anger over perceived poor workmanship to explanations that the partition appears to be Autoclaved Aerated Concrete.
  • Commenters note AAC blocks are lightweight, non-load-bearing, insulating and fire-resistant, and are commonly used in modern high-rises.
  • Hindustan Times said it contacted the uploader for more details, and no response from the developer or any formal inquiry has been reported.