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Lok Sabha Question No. 3224 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-18
Subject: IAP
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3224 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2015

## IAP

## †3224. SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  districts  in  Chhattisgarh  identified  as  Left  Wing  Extremism  affected  districts  and included under the Integrated Action Plan (IAP);
- (b) whether the Government proposes to include newly formed districts of Chhattisgarh; if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has received a proposal from the Government of Chhattisgarh to increase the allocation for each district included under IAP from Rs. 30 crore to 50 crore annually; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR DEFENCE

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) to (d)  The programme Integrated Action Plan (IAP) for Selected Tribal and Backward Districts was continued  from  2013-14  as  Additional  Central  Assistance  (ACA)  for  Left  Wing  Extremism  (LWE) affected districts.   The programme covered 88 districts including 14 districts of Chhattisgarh namely Balrampur, Bastar, Bijapur, Dantewada, Gariaband, Jashpur, Kanker, Kawardha, Kondagaon, Koriya, Narayanpur, Rajnandgaon, Sukma and Surguja till 2014-15.

From 2015-16, the programme ACA for LWE affected districts has become a part of the devolution to  the  States  consequent  upon  the  recommendations  of  the  Fourteenth  Finance  Commission  and  no allocation has been made for it  in budget 2015-16.  The higher tax devolution will give the States greater autonomy to design and finance schemes suited to local needs and aspirations, including requirements to bridge the developmental deficit gap in backward regions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3223 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-18
Subject: Purchase of Drones from USA and Israel
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN, SULTAN  AHMED

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3223

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## PURCHASE OF DRONES FROM USA AND ISRAEL

3223.  SHRI  B. SENGUTTUVAN: SHRI SULTAN AHMED:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  signed  agreement  with  the  United  States  of  America (USA) and Israel for purchase of drones;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to deploy Predator Avenger drones from USA in border areas; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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(a) & (b): Contracts have been signed for capital procurement of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles from Israeli vendors.  No contract has been signed with the United States of America for such procurement.  Contracts are signed as per Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP).

(c) & (d): Divulging details would not be in the interest of national security.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3222 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-18
Subject: Vacant Posts in AIIMS
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

- (a):     Yes .
- (b): Details of vacant Posts of Assistant Professor/Lecturer of Nursing/Sr. Resident/J Resident are as under: -

|   S.No. | Name of Post                              | Vacant Category                      |
|---------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|       1 | Asstt. Professors and in Nursing          | Lecturers 24- SCs, 11 - STs, 49 OBCs |
|       2 | Sr. Residents (Non - DM/MCh)              | 18- SCs, 38 - STs, 72 - OBCs.        |
|       3 | Jr. Residents (Acad. 3 duration)          | years 19- SCs, 10 - STs, 33 - OBCs   |
|       4 | Jr. Residents (Non - Acad. months Tenure) | 6 24- SCs, 12 - STs, 19 - OBC s      |

The posts of faculties and doctors are unfilled due to non - joining of selected candidates/ unsuitability/unavailability/resignations/retirements . Filling up of posts is a continuous process and  various  steps  including  special  recruitment  drives  for  filling  up  of  reserved  p undertaken.

- (c)  &  (d) : R epresentations  alleging  discrimination  and  violation  of  reservation  in  fa selections are received from faculti es as well as other forums. The same are examined in light of the extant rules/regulation/instructions/orders on the subject and action taken thereon.

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3222 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH DECEMBER, 2015

## VACANT POSTS IN AIIM S

## 3222. DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

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

- (a)  whether  a  number  of  reserved  posts  of  doctors  and  faculties  are  vacant  in  the  Al Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c)whether  instances  of  discrimination  and  violation  of  reservation  norms  in  recrui appointment and promotion of doctors and faculties have been reported in AIIMS, New Del and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken/proposed to b e taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)
Lok Sabha Question No. 3221 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-18
Subject: Residential Units Near Karwar
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: PRATHAP SIMHA

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3221

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## RESIDENTIAL UNITS NEAR KARWAR

3221.  SHRI  PRATHAP SIMHA:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of residential units constructed on the land occupied by INS Kadamba Naval base, near Karwar in Karnataka since 2005;
- (b) whether any permission for construction of these units was applied for and obtained; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                   (SHRI MANOHAR PARRIKAR)

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(a) to (c): The  following  accommodation  have  been  constructed  at  INS Kadamba near Karwar:-

- (i) Officer -

284 Married

- (ii) Sailor -

1380  Married

- (iii) Civilian -

378

The  residential  constructions  are  part  of  Project  Sea  Bird  which  was approved  by  the  Government.    The  environmental  clearance  for  the  said project was accorded by the Ministry of Environment & Forest, Government of India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 278 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-17
Subject: Implementation of BS-V and BS-VI Norms
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, K.R.P. PRABAKARAN

be pleased to state:

- (a) the norms laid down by the Government with respect to vehicles for checking of pollution along with the method adopted to curb violation of specified norms by individuals;
- (b) whether any notification has been issued with regard to BS-V and BS-VI norms;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the time by which these norms are likely to be implemented; and
- (e) the other steps being taken to reduce the harmful effects of emissions on environment and climate change?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (e):   A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 278

ANSWERED ON 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## IMPLEMENTATION OF BS-V AND BS-VI NORMS

- *278.   SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI K.R.P. PRABAKARAN:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO.278  ASKED  BY  SHRI  BIDYUT  BARAN  MAHATO  AND  SHRI  K.R.P. PRABAKARAN REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF BS-V AND BS-VI NORMS ANSWERED ON 17.12.2015.

(a)        Rule 115, under the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, lays down the emission norms with respect to vehicles for checking of pollution as given below :

(i)

BS-III for 2-wheelers (2-stroke): CO 3.0%    HC : 4,000 ppm

BS-III for 2-wheelers (4-stroke) : CO 3.0%

- (ii) BS-IV for 4-wheelers :  CO 0.3%

HC : 3,000 ppm

HC : 200 ppm Lambda : 1±0.03

- (iii) Free Acceleration smoke for BS-IV diesel vehicles : 1.62 per metre.

(b) to (d) The draft notification amending Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 regarding BS-V and BSVI  emission  norms  has  been  put  up  on  the  official  website  of  the  Ministry  for  consultation  with  the public and other stake holders. The draft notification proposes BS-V norms to be implemented by April, 2019 for new vehicle models and April, 2020 for existing vehicle models and BS-VI norms are to be implemented by April, 2021 for new vehicle models and April, 2022 for existing vehicle models.

(e) Central Government has issued notifications for use of electric and hybrid vehicles and alternate fuels viz. BIO-CNG, BIO-diesel, Flex-fuel to reduce the harmful effects of emissions on environment and climate change.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 275 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-17
Subject: Security at IGIA
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: JITENDRA CHAUDHURY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. : 275

(To be answered on the 17 th  December 2015)

## SECURITY AT IGIA

## *275. SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

(a) whether the Government is aware that recently the Radar System of Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) failed to detect and capture images of a drone;

- (b) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto; and

(c) whether it is a fact that there is lack of security at IGI airport, if so, the  details  thereof  along  with  the  corrective  action  taken  by  the Government in  this  regard?

## ANSWER

(Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati)

(a) to (c): A statement is laid down on the Table of the House.

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Statement in reply to Part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.275 to be answered on 17th December, 2015 regarding Security at IGIA:(a)  &  (b):  RADAR System of Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), New Delhi is in conformity with the International Standards and capable of detecting objects up to echoing area of 2 square meter or greater, moving with a velocity ranging from 25 to 800 knots. The image of the drone may not be captured due to either the smaller size of drone or its speed being less than 25 knots. (c): No, Madam. The requirement of Aviation Security at airports is constantly reviewed by a well laid down monitoring mechanism that is audit/inspection/test/service  and  corrective  measures  are  taken accordingly.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 273 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-17
Subject: Impact of Dams on Ecological Flow of River Ganga
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: PRALHAD VENKATESH JOSHI, R. VANAROJA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *273

ANSWERED ON 17.12.2015

## IMPACT OF DAMS ON ECOLOGICAL FLOW OF RIVER GANGA

- *273.      SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI: SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:

WILL  THE  MINISTER  OF  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND  GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that big dams on the Rivers including Ganga and its tributaries pose major  hurdles  in  maintaining  sedimentary/siltation  especially  in  the  Sunderbans  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has identified the projects for reducing the siltation/sedimentation rate in the Sunderbans and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has requested various Ministries including Environment, Forests and Climate Change and Power to tread a cautious approach while allowing the construction of any new dam on the river and if so, the response thereof; and
- (d) the other steps being taken by the Government for uninterrupted flow of river Ganga?

## ANSWER

THE HON'BLE MINISTER FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (SUSHRI UMA BHARTI)

- (a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF STRRED QUESTION NO. 273  FOR  ANSWER  ON  17.2.2015  REGARDING  'IMPACT  OF  DAMS  ON  ECOLOGICAL FLOWS OF RIVER GANGA'

(a) & (b) With the passage of time, many new aspects of dams and river system requiring comprehensive studies are coming up. The Ministry has identified the subject of impacts of dams on siltation/sedimentation in rivers for detailed examination.

As regards the Sunderban area in West Bengal, there is no big dam on river Ganga. The Government of West Bengal monitors the siltation/sedimentation in Sunderban area. The State Government has informed that no comprehensive project has been identified for reducing siltation.

(c)  &  (d)  For  any  large  dam,  Comprehensive  Environmental  Impact  Assessment  (CEIA)  is  made mandatory component of its Detailed Project Report (DPR). While according environmental clearance to the projects, the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change ensure that aspects of siltation and ecological flows of the river are duly addressed in the DPR.
Lok Sabha Question No. 269 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-17
Subject: Security Report of ICAO
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: BAIJAYANT "JAY" PANDA, VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. : 269

(To be answered on the 17 th  December 2015)

## SECURITY REPORT OF ICAO

## *269. SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

## ANSWER

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has taken note of the findings of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Report, 2013, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the said report has pointed out certain shortcomings in the country's civil aviation sector;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the remedial steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard;
- (d) whether the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has prescribed any target with respect to security norms prescribed by ICAO; if so, the details of the parameters drawn for security norms along with the basis on which ICAO targets were set; and
- (e) the present status thereof?

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati)

- (a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
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Statement in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 269 for 17.12.2015 regarding "Security Report of ICAO".

(a) to (c)  International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) conducted an ICAO Coordinated Validation Mission (ICVM) of India from 12th December to 20th December 2012. The objective of the ICVM was to validate the progress made by India in taking action on the findings raised by ICAO in an earlier audit carried out from 10th October to 20th October 2006. ICAO, after the ICVM, raised two Significant Safety Concerns (SSCs) in the  areas  of  operations  and  airworthiness.  DGCA  took  immediate corrective  actions,  which  involved  structured  re-evaluation/  recertification of all non-scheduled operators before allowing them to fly internationally, and which were re-validated during the subsequent visit by ICAO audit team in the month of August 2013 and the SSCs were resolved. (d)  &  (e)  ICAO prescribes Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) to be followed by member countries. India is compliant with all the Standards prescribed by ICAO. Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) is constantly working on the development and maintenance of security norms by regulary reviewing the requirements by means of security audits and inspections.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 266 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-17
Subject: Expressways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA, RAMCHARAN BOHARA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 266

ANSWERED ON 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## EXPRESSWAYS

## *266.  SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA: SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of expressways under operation and those under construction;
- (b) the  funds  allocated  and  utilised  in  the  expressways  including  Delhi-Jaipur  expressway during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (c) whether  any  time-frame  has  been  fixed  for  completion  of  work  on  such  expressways including Delhi-Jaipur expressway, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  budgetary  provisions  for  projects  have  been  revised  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (d): Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 266 FOR ANSWER ON 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2015 ASKED BY SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA AND SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA REGARDING EXPRESSWAYS

- (a) Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway is under operation. This Expressway was 4 laned in 2004.

Eastern  Peripheral  Expressway  is  under  construction.  The  contract  agreements  for  this expressway were signed in August 2015 under six different packages on EPC mode. The start date for all six packages is 14.09.2015.

- (b) No expressway wise funds are being allocated to or allocated by NHAI.

Delhi-Jaipur  expressway  is  under  consideration.  Implementation  and  financing  options are being explored.

The expenditure on Eastern Peripheral Expressway are as follows:

Expenditure (Rs. in crores)

| Project Name                  |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |
|-------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Eastern Peripheral Expressway |    123.91 |     58.94 |     62.98 |    143.94 |

- (c) Completion period for Eastern Peripheral Expressway is 30 months. The appointed date is 14.09.2015.  Schedule completion is March, 2018.
- (d) Funding  requirements  of  Expressways  are  met  out  of  overall  resources  available  with MoRTH & NHAI.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 265 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-17
Subject: National Highways in U.P.
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: KRISHNA RAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. 265 ANSWERED ON 17 TH DECEMBER, 2015

## NATIONAL HIGHWAYS IN U.P.

## *265.  SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सडक परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the status of NHs under construction in various States including Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) whether the Government is aware of slow pace of construction work of NHs including Bareilly-Sitapur stretch, if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the timeline prescribed for completion of NHs, including the above stretch; and
- (d) whether any monitoring committee has been set up to review the construction pace of NHs including Bareilly-Sitapur NH and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  265  ANSWERED  ON  17.12.2015  ASKED  BY  SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ REGARDING NATIONAL HIGHWAYS IN U.P.

(a) 1,050 number  of  works  covering  a  length of 31,945  km  of  National highways amounting to Rs. 212,875 Crore are under construction in the country out of which 66 works covering a length of 2575 km of National Highways amounting to Rs. 16781 crore are in Uttar Pradesh. (b) The average pace of construction at present is about 16 km per day. The pace of construction of National Highways is affected due to various factors like problems in Land Acquisition, Utility shifting, Non  availability of Soil/Aggregates, Poor performance of contractors, Environment/ Forest/Wildlife Clearance, ROB & RUB issue with Railways, Public agitation for additional facilities,  Arbitration/contractual disputes with contractors etc. The work of Bareilly-Sitapur stretch has been delayed mainly due to above reasons and lack of liquidity and inadequate resource mobilization from the part of Concessionaire. (c)  Bareilly-Sitapur  National  Highway  is  targeted  to  be  completed  by  31 st Dec  2016    as  per Supplementary  Agreement  between  NHAI  &  M/s  Bareilly  Highways  Private  Ltd.,  (a  SPV  of Concessionaire, M/s Era- SIBMOST) with mutual Consent has been signed on 30 Mar 15.  The construction period is generally 2-3 years for public funded projects. Almost all ongoing works are targeted to be completed latest by 31 st Dec, 2018. (d)  Regular  Meetings  of  Infrastructure  Committee  headed  by  Minister  for  Shipping,  Road Transport & Highways are being taken for removing the bottlenecks like land acquisition, utility shifting, non-availability of soil/aggregate,  environment/forest/wildlife clearances, ROB & RUB issues  with  Railways,  etc.  Apart  from  this,  regular  review  meetings  are  held  with  project developers, State Governments and contractors in Head Quarter by the review committee headed by Additional Director General as well as by the implementing agencies.

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