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Lok Sabha Question No. 4103 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-24
Subject: Construction of New Sea Ports
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: T.R.V.S. Ramesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4103

ANSWERED ON24IO3I2O23

## CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SEA PORTS

4103. SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH:

Will the Minister of PORTS, SHtPPtNG  AND WATERWAyS be pteased  to state:

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- (a)  the number of new sea ports constructed and the capacity  of the old ones expanded in the country so far since 2020; and
- (b)  the increase in import-export  capacity of the country, due to the capacity
- expansion and new construction,  State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PORTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS (sHRt SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a) & (b) No new Major Port has been constructed  after the year 2020. There are 12 Major Ports in the country  which are governed  by Ministry  of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.  The capacity of major ports in the country has increased from 1534.91 MTPA in FY 2019-20 to'1597.59  MTPA in FY,2021-22. ln addition  to 12 Major Ports, there are Non-Major Ports which are under  jurisdiction  of respective State Maritime Board/State Government.  The capacity of non major ports in the country  has increased from 991.67 Million Tonnes  PerAnnum (MTPA) in FY 2019-20 to 1007.40 MTPA in FY 2021-22. The total capacity added in Major and Non-Major  Ports in the country since

2020 is 78.41 MTPA. State-wise detail is at annexure.

## ANNEXURE

lncrease in capacity of Major and Non-Major Ports in the country since 2020, state-wise

| Maritime State   |   @on-MajorPortsinthe, country since 2020 (ln MTPA) |
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| West Bengal      |                                               10.2  |
| Odisha           |                                               35.75 |
| Andhra Pradesh   |                                                1    |
| Kerala           |                                                0.83 |
| Karnataka        |                                                2.23 |
| Goa              |                                                8.91 |
| Maharashtra      |                                               12    |
| Gujarat          |                                                7.5  |
Lok Sabha Question No. 4101 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-24
Subject: Maritime Single Window System
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Amar Singh

4101 . DR. AMAR SINGH:

Vuill  the Minister of PoRTS, sHlPplNG  AND WATERWAyS be  pleased  to state:

- (a)
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 4101

ANSWERED ON24IO3I2O23

## MARITIME SINGLE WINDOW SYSTEM

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- whether the Government has any proposal  to adopt a maritime single window system  as a part of the digitization  initiative to help in resolving the regulatory bottlenecks faced in the marine industry;
- (c)
- if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PORTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

- (a)
- Yes Sir, Government  has a proposal to adopt a maritime single window system as a part of the digitization  initiative,
- (b)&(c) National  Logistics Portal (Marine) is being developed  as a one stop digital platform  where all maritime stakeholders  are being integrated for easier and speedier services. Following are the features of the portal:
- a) Single Platform to perform  all core activities of the lmporter  / Exporter  /
- Customs Broker / Freight Fonararder.
- b) End{o-end functionality to perform online  transaction with custodians.
- c) Providing  a level playing  field to relevant  stakeholders.
- d) Complete domestic tracking of the shipment.
- e) Real time information of the activities.
- f) Enhanced  transparency in Government  to Business relations and Ease of doing Business.
- g) Document Management  System  to store all the important documents
- securely.
- h) Reduced  costs and timeframes for execution  of trade and logistics
- operations.
- i) Paper-less transaction, for all the stakeholders.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4100 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-24
Subject: New Sainik School in Odisha
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Anubhav Mohanty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4100

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  March, 2023

## NEW SAINIK SCHOOL IN ODISHA

4100.  SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  the reasons for not opening any new Sainik School in Odisha;
- (b)    whether  any  communication  has  been  sent  to  the  Government  of  Odisha  regarding opening of the Sainik School in the State; and
- (c)  if so, the details thereof along with the response received in this regard?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

(a)  to  (c):    There  are  two  existing  Sainik  schools  in  Odisha  under  the  erstwhile  pattern  of Sainik Schools namely (i) Sainik School Bhubaneshwar and (ii) Sainik School Sambalpur.

Further,  the  Government  has  approved  a  scheme  of  setting  up  of  100  new  Sainik schools in partnership mode with NGOs/Private/State Government schools in all States/UTs including the State of Odisha subject to fulfillment of qualifying requirements and signing of Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Sainik Schools Society. Sainik Schools Society, Ministry  of  Defence  has  sent  communications  to  all  State  Governments/Union  Territories including  Government  of  Odisha  in  order  to  give  wide  publicity  for  inviting  applications from Private/NGOs/State Government  Schools under this scheme. Towards  this, no application has been received for opening of new Sainik Schools from the State Government of Odisha.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4098 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-24
Subject: Delimitation in Assam
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Pradyut Bordoloi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

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## L O K    S A B H A

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4098

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, 24 th  MARCH, 2023

## DELIMITATION IN ASSAM

## 4098.   SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the delimitation exercise to be undertaken in the State of Assam;
- (b) the  reasons  for  the  delimitation  exercise  being  done  on  the  2001 census instead of the 2011 census;
- (c) the  details  and  the  reasons  of  the  decision  taken  by  the  Assam Government to merge four districts just before the delimitation order;
- (d) the details of the guidelines and methodology to be followed for the delimitation exercise in the State; and
- (e) the details  of  Parliamentary  and  Assembly constituencies that are to be increased post the delimitation exercise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) and (b):  The Election Commission of India has been entrusted to undertake the delimitation  exercise  in  the  State  of  Assam  under  the  provisions  of section  8A  of  the  Representation  of  People  Act,  1950  (43  of  1950) and  section  9  of  the  Delimitation  Act,  2002  (33  of  2002).    The provisions of articles 82 and 170 (3) of the Constitution of India and the Delimitation  Act,  2002  (33  of  2002)  provide  for  the  delimitation
- exercise on the basis of 2001 census.
- (c): The  Government  of  Assam  has  informed  the  following  reasons  for merger of the four Districts with its original Districts, as under:
- (i) Inadequate district machinery;
- (ii) Difficulty in implementing Government schemes;
- (iii) Disagreement on district boundaries; and
- (iv)    Difficulty in transfer of Government records etc.
- (d): The delimitation exercise in the State shall be done as per the procedure laid  down  in  section  8A  of  the  Representation  of  People  Act,  1950, sections  9  of  the  Delimitation  Act,  2002  and  constitutional  provisions applicable in this regard.
- (e): There  is  no  provision  to  increase  the  number  of  existing  Assembly  or Parliamentary Constituencies in the State of Assam.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4097 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-24
Subject: Army School
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Achyutananda Samanta, Sangeeta Azad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4097

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  March, 2023

## ARMY SCHOOL

## 4097. SHRI ACHYUTANANDA SAMANTA: SHRIMATI SANGEETA AZAD:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government proposes to set up more Army Schools in the country; (b)    if  so,  the  details  thereof,  location-wise  and  State/UT-wise  including  Odisha  and  Uttar Pradesh and if not, the time by which such schools are likely to be set up in the country; (c)  whether any such school is likely to be setup in tribal dominated districts of the country, if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Odisha; (d)    the  details  of  places  in  the  country  where  infrastructure  of  Army  schools  is  currently under construction, State/UT-wise and district-wise in Odisha and Uttar Pradesh; and (e)  whether any proposal for setting up any new Army school in Kandhamal Parliamentary Constituency in Odisha along with Azamgarh and Lalganj Parliamentary Constituencies in
- Uttar Pradesh, is under consideration and if so, the details thereof?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

- (a) to (e):  No, Sir. There is no Proposal for setting up any new Army Schools in Odisha and Uttar Pradesh.

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(SHRI AJAY BHATT)
Lok Sabha Question No. 4096 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-24
Subject: Health Data Management Policy
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad, T.R.V.S. Ramesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4096 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2023

## HEALTH DATA MANAGEMENT POLICY

## 4096 DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.: SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH:

Will the Minister of HEALTH and FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that under the Health Data Management Policy, patients' health data is shared with Insurance and pharmaceutical companies;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any limitations/restrictions have been imposed on the use of the data shared; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (d) Health Data Management Policy (HDM Policy) was released on 14 th  Dec 2020 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. It is a guidance document which sets out the minimum standards for privacy and data protection that should be followed by  all  the  participants/stakeholders  of  the  Ayushman  Bharat  Digital  Mission  (ABDM) ecosystem. Health Data Management Policy specifies that no data shall be shared with any other  entity  including  insurance  and  pharmaceutical  companies  without  consent  of  the individual.

A purpose-based limitation on sharing of data has been imposed on the Health Information Users (HIUs). Also, the entity to which data is shared (Health Information User) would not further disclose the data without obtaining the consent of the data principal (the individual). The  data  shared  would  also  not  be  stored  beyond  the  period  necessary  for  the  purpose specified while obtaining the prior consent of the individual.  In addition, principle of data minimisation will also have to be adhered to by the entity which has received the shared data.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4093 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-24
Subject: Menstrual Leave for Women Employees
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: S. Venkatesan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 4093 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2023

## MENSTRUAL LEAVE FOR WOMEN EMPLOYEES

4093.   SHRI  S. VENKATESAN:

Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry of Women and Child Development has taken note of the recent direction of Supreme Court of India to a petitioner to take up the issue of menstrual leave with the Ministry, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether there is any move on the part of the ministry to ensure granting of menstrual leave for women employees/workers; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a)  to  (c):  Menstruation  is  a  normal  physiological  phenomenon  and  only  a  small proportion of women/ girls suffer from severe dysmenorrhea or similar complaints; and most of these cases are manageable by medication.

The Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972 applicable to the Central Government servants do not have provisions for menstrual leave and presently there is no proposal under examination to include such leave in these rules. However, various types of leave are available to a female Government employee under these Rules in the form of Earned Leave, Half Pay Leave, Extra Ordinary Leave, Child Care Leave, Commuted Leave, Maternity Leave, Leave on Medical Certificate, Leave Not due, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4092 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-24
Subject: Time Limit for Simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly Elections
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Kalaben Mohanbhai Delkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

## L O K    S A B H A

## 4092

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, 24 th  MARCH, 2023

## TIME LIMIT FOR SIMULTANEOUS LOK SABHA

## AND ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS

## † 4092.   SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

## SHRIMATI DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the State Assemblies and Lok Sabha elections have been held together after adoption of democratic system in the country;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof indicating the number of times they have been held together till date; and
- (c)  whether  any  time  limit  has  been  proposed  for  holding  the  said election process simultaneously again and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) and (b):  The  General  Elections  were  held  simultaneously  four  times  to  the House of the People (Lok Sabha) and all State Legislative Assemblies in  1951-52,  1957,  1962  and  1967.    However,  due  to  the  premature dissolution of some State Legislative Assemblies in 1968 and 1969, the cycle got disrupted.
- (c): No sir.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4090 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-24
Subject: National Law Schools
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Nayab Singh, Gyaneshwar Patil

## Government of India Ministry of Law & Justice Department of Legal Affairs

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4090 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 24 th  MARCH, 2023

## National Law Schools

## +4090.  SHRI NAYAB SINGH : SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL:

## Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of National Law Schools in the country and the number of students studying in the said schools;
- (b) whether the Government  proposes  to open additional National  Law University  in  the  States  of  Haryana  and  Madhya  Pradesh  respectively keeping  in  view  the  trend  of  increase  in  number  of  students  pursuing studies in the field of law and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether the Government is also running or planning to run special research centres  in  the  said  National  Law  Schools  to  help  students  undertake research in any particular field of law and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  if  not,  the  various  ways  through  which  the  Government  is  assisting  law students for research?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE

## (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) The total number of National Law Schools in the country are 24 and the number of students studying in the said schools are 3080.
- (b) The  National  Law  Universities  (NLUs)  have  been  established  through respective  State  enactments  and  the  Central  Government  has  no  role  in  the matter.

(c) to (d) The curriculum of the National Law Universities (NLUs) are drawn up  by  them.  The  nature  and  the  format  of  the  syllabus  besides  theoretical classes  on  various  laws  and  jurisprudence also include interdisciplinary research, clinical courses, internships etc. The structure of the academic year at different  NLUs  are  designed  in  such  way  that  allows  students  to  undertake research  and  internships  for  the  purpose  of  gaining  professional  practical experience, thereby inculcating a holistic understanding of the law in students. Further,  the  internship  component  seeks  to  ensure  that  students  obtain  an insight  into,  and  are  afforded  maximum  exposure  to  the  workplace  by facilitating  students  to  take  internships  with  judges,  senior  advocates,  law firms, international organisations, NGOs, PSUs, corporate houses, commissions, ministries, state departments etc. The Central Government also organizes internship programme for law students with the purpose to acquaint them and enhance their capacity in the working of the Government, in the field of research and referencing work, legal advice in various specialized fields of law such as constitutional and administrative law, finance sector laws, economic laws, labour laws, conveyancing, arbitration and contract law etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4088 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-24
Subject: Immunization Programme in Tribal Areas
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Prabhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4088 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 TH  MARCH 2023

## IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMME IN TRIBAL AREAS

## 4088:  SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Governmenthas taken cognizance of need for robust immunization programmesin the tribal areas of Gujarat;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Ministry  is  planning  to  introduce  any  scheme  to  ease  access  to  routine immunization facilities to the tribal population;
- (d) if so, details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a) to  (e)  Under  Universal  Immunization  Programme  (UIP),  Routine  Immunization  services  are provided  to  all  eligible  children  and  pregnant  women  including  tribal  population  across  all States/UTs. Routine Immunization sessions are conducted at fixed sites as well as in outreach areas to ensure easy accessibility to all beneficiaries including marginalized and tribal population. Besides Routine  Immunization  sessions,  special  catch-  up  campaign  under  Mission  Indradhanush  are conducted at frequent intervals in pockets of low vaccination coverage like hard to reach and tribal areas  to  identify  and  vaccinate  all  eligible  children  and  pregnant  women  who  have  missed  their vaccine doses.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4084 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-24
Subject: Decrease in Use of Potash Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Brijendra Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4084 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 24.03.2023

## Decrease in use of Potash Fertilizers

## 4084:  SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the demand for Potash that is mainly used for fertilizers has decreased in India;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the decrease in use of Potash fertilizers has reduced the crop yield;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the alternatives identified for Potash fertilizer;
- (e) whether the Government has taken initiatives to reduce its import dependence on Potash; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof, and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

- (a) to (d): No Sir. The demand of Potash fertilizers have increased from 142.95 LMT to 159.84 LMT from FY 2019-20 to 2021-22.  Similarly the consumption of fertilizers have also increased from 132.81 LMT to 145.30 LMT for the corresponding period.
- (e) & (f):    India  is fully  dependent on imports in Potassic sector and to the extent of 90% in Phosphatic sector in the form of either finished products or its raw material. Thus, it becomes difficult to achieve 100% indigenous production. However, following steps are taken to boost indigenous production and reduction in import:
- (i)         Including Potash derived from Molasses (PDM) under the NBS scheme.
- (ii) indigenous  production  capacity  of  P&K  fertilizers  of  02  plants  i.e.  Madhya Bharat  Agro  product  Limited  and  Krishna  Phoschem  Ltd  has  been  increased  to  2.4 LMT and 3.3 LMT respectively.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4079 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-24
Subject: COVID Detection Equipment
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Thirumaa Valavan Thol

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RESEARCH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4079 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 TH  MARCH, 2023

## COVID DETECTION EQUIPMENT

## 4079. SHRI THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOL:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plan to introduce breath test equipment to detect Covid infection;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a) to (c):        ICMR expert group, on evaluation of technologies for COVID-19 detection, evaluated one breath test equipment that claimed to detect SARS-CoV-2 the causative agent of COVID-19. The experts noted that neither real-life data on COVID-19 patients was available nor any comparison of the said device with gold standard diagnostic test RT-PCR was done. It was further observed that there is a risk of spread of infection through air blowing in a narrow tube.

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