Lok Sabha Question No. 68 (STARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Migratory Birds
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI, BALABHADRA MAJHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *68

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.03.2016

## Migratory Birds

## *68.    SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI: SHRI  BALABHADRA MAJHI:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of various migratory birds visiting the country especially during winters;
- (b) whether there has been a decline in the number of such migratory birds during the last few decades, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the  various  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  protection  of  migratory  birds  and development of their habitats; and
- (d) the funds allocated and utilized for the said purpose during each of the last three years and the current year, location and State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI   PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a), (b), (c) AND (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO *68 REGARDING 'MIGRATORY BIRDS' BY SHRI  CHANDRA  PRAKASH  JOSHI  AND  SHRI  BALABHADRA  MAJHI  DUE  FOR REPLY ON 01.03.2016.

- (a) and (b) Although  no  specific  assessments  is  conducted  by  the  Ministry  with respect to the species of migratory  birds visiting India, literatures published  by experts including Scientific Institutions suggest that about 370 species of birds migrate to India, out of which 175 species undertake long distance migration using the Central Asian Flyway area, which also include Amur falcons, Egyptian vultures, Plovers, Ducks, Storks, Ibises, Flamingoes, Jacanas, Pochards, Sociable Lapwing, etc.

As  per  the  'Asian  Water  bird  census'  coordinated  by  the  Wetlands International, some  migratory birds in the region  showed a decreasing trend  during  the  last  decade,  whereas  some  species  indicated  a  stable population. The decline in the number of migratory birds is attributed to various factors including wetland  reclamation,  pollution of  wetland through  domestic  sewage,  hunting,  trapping  in  the  migratory  routes, indiscriminate use of pesticides & fertilizers,  reduction of habitat, climate change, etc.

- (c) The important steps taken by the Government for protection of migratory birds include:
- i. Rare  and  endangered  species  of  birds  including  migratory  birds are included in Schedule-I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 thereby according them highest degree of protection.
- ii. Stringent  punishments  have  been  provided  in  the  Wild  Life (Protection) Act, 1972 for violation of provisions of the Act.
- iii. Important habitats of birds, including migratory birds have been notified as protected Areas under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972  for  better  conservation  and  protection  of  birds  and  their habitats.
- iv. The  Ministry  has  notified  the  Wet  Land  (Conservation  and Management) Rules, 2010, for better protection of wetlands in the country.
- v. Focused  protection  measures  involving  the  local  communities have  been  taken  up  in  the  State  of  Nagaland  for  protection  of Amur Falcons that  migrate to North East India on their route to Southern  Africa.  With  the  coordinated  efforts  of the Forest Department, Government of Nagaland, NGO's, scientific institutes  and    local  communities,  killing  of  Amur  Falcons  have become 'Zero' since 2013.
- vi. Vulture  species  have  been  identified  as  one  of  the    species  for recovery  programme  for  critically  endangered  species  under  the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats.
- vii. Financial  and  technical  assistance  is  provided  to  the  State/UT Governments for protection and management of Protected Areas.
- viii. Wildlife Crime Control Bureau has been established for control of illegal trade in wildlife and its parts and products.
- ix. India  is  a  signatory  to  the  Convention  on  Migratory  Species (CMS) and India has also signed Memorandum of Understanding(MOU)  with  CMS  on  Conservation  of  Siberian Cranes. The Cabinet Committee has also approved India's joining the Raptor MOU with CMS.
- x. India is a contracting Party to the Ramsar Convention (Convention  on  Wetlands)  and  25  wetlands  in  India    have  been notified as Ramsar Sites.
- (d) The Sanctuary-wise details of funds released and utilized for protection of Migratory Birds and their habitat is at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *68 REGARDING ' MIGRATORY BIRDS' RAISED BY SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI AND SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI, DUE FOR REPLY OF 01.03.2016

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Details  of  funds  released  to  the  birds  sanctuaries  during  the  last  three  years  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  'Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats':

(Rs. in lakhs)

| S.No   | Name of the State   | Name of the Bird Sanctuaries/National Park   | 2012-13         | Utilized 2012-13   | 2013-14         | Utilized 2013-14   | 2014-15         | Utilized 2014-15   | 2015-16         |
|--------|---------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|        |                     |                                              | Amount Released |                    | Amount Released |                    | Amount Released |                    | Amount Released |
| 1      | A&N Islands         |                                              |                 |                    |                 |                    |                 |                    |                 |
|        |                     | Interview Island wildlife sanctuary          | 10.20           | 10.20              | 19.76           | 0                  | 0               | 19.27143           | 14.32           |
|        |                     | Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park          | 33.36           | 8.23971            | 23.36           | 0                  | 0               | 14.18984           | 19.60           |
|        |                     | Mount Harriet National Park                  | 21.84           | 3.3074             | 24.60           | 0                  | 0               | 12.10383           | 10.16           |
|        |                     | Total                                        | 65.40           | 21.74711           | 67.72           |                    | 0               | 45.5651            | 44.08           |
| 2.     | Andhra Pradesh      |                                              |                 |                    |                 |                    |                 |                    |                 |
|        |                     | Coringa Wildlife sanctuary                   | 16.08           | 0                  | 0               | 0                  | 0               | 0                  | 0               |
|        |                     | Manjeera Wildlife Sanctuary                  | 6.335           | 0                  | 0               | 0                  | 0               | 0                  | 0               |

|    |            | Nelappattu wildlife sanctuary      | 0      | 0       | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0      |
|----|------------|------------------------------------|--------|---------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|
|    |            | Pulicat wildlife sanctuary         | 0      | 0       | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0      |
|    |            | Rollapadu wildlife sanctuary       | 16.03  | 0       | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0      |
|    |            | Lankamalleswara wildlife sanctuary | 16.54  | 0       | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0      |
|    |            | Total                              | 54.985 | 0       | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0      |
| 3. | Bihar      |                                    |        |         |       |       |       |       |        |
|    |            | Bheemband wildlife sanctuary       | 0      | 0       | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 20.223 |
|    |            | Udaipur wildlife sanctuary         | 0      | 0       | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0      |
|    |            | Total                              | 0      | 0       | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 20.223 |
| 4. | Chandigarh | Sukhna wildlife sanctuary          | 0      | 0       | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0      |
|    |            |                                    |        |         |       |       |       | 0     |        |
| 5. | Goa        |                                    |        |         |       |       |       |       |        |
|    |            | Salim Ali Bird sanctuary           | 27.70  | 3.52545 | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0      |
|    |            | Total                              | 27.70  | 3.52545 | 0     |       | 0     | 0     | 0      |
| 6. | Gujarat    |                                    |        |         |       |       |       |       |        |
|    |            | Gaga Bird Sanctuary                | 6.22   | 6.22    | 8.20  | 8.20  | 12.16 | 10.96 | 2.48   |
|    |            | Khizadiya wildlife sanctuary       | 14.67  | 14.67   | 13.30 | 13.30 | 12.38 | 10.50 | 8.08   |
|    |            | Kutch Bustard wildlife sanctuary   | 21.68  | 21.68   | 14.80 | 14.80 | 16.00 | 15.99 | 11.79  |
|    |            | Marine NP                          | 42.78  | 42.78   | 37.20 | 37.20 | 42.80 | 38.55 | 12.09  |
|    |            | Nal Sarovar WLS                    | 34.03  | 34.01   | 22.42 | 22.42 | 20.09 | 20.09 | 13.88  |
|    |            | Ratanmahal WLS                     | 22.21  | 22.21   | 22.78 | 22.78 | 30.39 | 30.39 | 12.62  |
|    |            | Velvadar NP                        | 17.74  | 17.74   | 13.00 | 13.00 | 22.82 | 22.82 | 9.08   |

|     |                  | Thol Bird WLS                      | 10.53   | 10.526   | 14.37   | 14.36   | 14.49   | 14.49   | 7.14   |
|-----|------------------|------------------------------------|---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------|
|     |                  | Total                              | 169.86  | 169.836  | 146.07  | 146.06  | 171.13  | 163.79  | 77.16  |
| 7.  | Haryana          |                                    |         |          |         |         |         |         |        |
|     |                  | Sultanpur wildlife sanctuary       | 0       | 0        | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0      |
|     |                  | Total                              | 0       | 0        | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0      |
| 8.  | Himachal Pradesh |                                    |         |          |         |         |         |         |        |
|     |                  | Bandli wildlife sanctuary          | 2.873   | 0.373    | 9.84    | 9.84    | 10.191  | 9.439   | 9.748  |
|     |                  | Churdhar wildlife sanctuary        | 8.528   | 8.528    | 9.998   | 9.998   | 14.824  | 11.474  | 11.15  |
|     |                  | Pong dam wildlife sanctuary        | 23.778  | 23.778   | 17.23   | 16.03   | 24.475  | 23.475  | 23.80  |
|     |                  | Ranuka ji wildlife sanctuary       | 8.34    | 8.34     | 9.68    | 9.68    | 11.384  | 11.23   | 11.086 |
|     |                  | Total                              | 43.519  | 41.019   | 46.748  | 45.548  | 60.874  | 55.618  | 55.784 |
| 9.  | Jammu& Kashmir   |                                    |         |          |         |         |         |         |        |
|     |                  | Tajwas sanctuary                   | 19.80   | 19.61    | 19.81   | 19.81   | 20.27   | 20.27   | 0      |
|     |                  | Overa Aru wildlife sanctuary       | 29.92   | 29.409   | 26.50   | 26.4556 | 27.1356 | 0       | 0      |
|     |                  | Mansar Surinsar wildlife sanctuary | 23.65   | 23.65    | 26.38   | 26.38   | 20.11   | 20.11   | 0      |
|     |                  | Total                              | 73.37   | 72.669   | 72.69   | 72.6456 | 67.5156 | 40.38   | 0      |
| 10. | Karnataka        |                                    |         |          |         |         |         |         |        |
|     |                  | Adichunchangiri Peacock sanctuary  | 6.334   | 4.534    | 2.83    | 1.88    | 3.45    | 3.45    | 1.31   |
|     |                  | Arabithittu wildlife sanctuary     | 11.48   | 9.679    | 7.19    | 7.18263 | 11.94   | 11.94   | 7.34   |
|     |                  | Attivery wildlife sanctuary        | 8.805   | 8.805    | 3.91    | 3.91    | 1.70    | 1.70    | 1.81   |

|     |                | Gudavi bird sanctuary                    | 0.3285   | 0.3285   | 2.95    | 2.95     | 3.48    | 3.48     | 5.24   |
|-----|----------------|------------------------------------------|----------|----------|---------|----------|---------|----------|--------|
|     |                | Ranebennur (Black buck sanctuary)        | 24.00    | 24.00    | 24.40   | 24.40    | 29.79   | 29.79    | 13.11  |
|     |                | Ranganathitu bird sanctuary              | 1.2245   | 1.2245   | 6.74    | 6.74     | 7.83    | 7.83     | 4.04   |
|     |                | Talacauvery wildlife sanctuary           | 22.90    | 22.90    | 19.2477 | 19.2477  | 21.66   | 21.65859 | 11.79  |
|     |                | Total                                    | 75.072   | 71.471   | 67.2677 | 66.31033 | 79.85   | 79.84859 | 44.64  |
| 11  | Jharkhand      |                                          |          |          |         |          |         |          |        |
|     |                | Uduwa wildlife sanctuary                 | 8.5675   | 8.284    | 4.2365  | 1.44141  | 2.71491 | 1.925    | 0      |
|     |                | Total                                    | 8.5675   | 8.284    | 4.2365  | 1.44141  | 2.71491 | 1.925    | 0      |
| 12. | Kerala         |                                          |          |          |         |          |         |          |        |
|     |                | Chimmony sanctuary                       | 25.32    | 25.29    | 27.12   | 27.07    | 18.59   | 18.59    | 24.30  |
|     |                | Thattekad bird sanctuary                 | 27.15    | 26.72    | 29.37   | 29.37    | 10.72   | 10.72    | 10.98  |
|     |                | Choolanoor peacock wildlife sanctuary    | 5.43     | 5.42     | 9.59    | 9.28     | 4.52    | 4.52     | 7.20   |
|     |                | Total                                    | 57.90    | 57.43    | 66.08   | 65.72    | 33.83   | 33.83    | 42.48  |
| 13. | Madhya Pradesh |                                          |          |          |         |          |         |          |        |
|     |                | Gandhi Sagar WLS                         | 27.20    | 27.10    | 23.90   | 23.90    | 24.49   | 24.49    | 20.76  |
|     |                | Ghatigaon Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary | 30.133   | 29.733   | 16.96   | 4.35     | 10.77   | 7.61     | 0      |
|     |                | Karera WLS                               | 9.88     | 9.88     | 13.33   | 0        | 0       | 0        | 8.60   |
|     |                | Ken Ghariyal Sanctuary                   | 14.81    | 14.81    | 18.40   | 18.10    | 9.70    | 9.70     | 8.60   |
|     |                | Total                                    | 82.023   | 81.523   | 72.59   | 46.35    | 44.96   | 41.80    | 37.96  |
| 14. | Maharashtra    |                                          |          |          |         |          |         |          |        |
|     |                | GIB Sanctuary                            | 20.728   | 20.728   | 17.58   | 17.58    | 21.45   | 21.45    | 6.32   |
|     |                | Karnala Bird                             | 5.265    | 5.265    | 3.84    | 3.84     | 7.44    | 7.44     | 4.55   |

|     |            | Sanctuary                           |        |        |         |         |         |         |       |
|-----|------------|-------------------------------------|--------|--------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-------|
|     |            | Naigaon Peocock Sanctuary           | 4.404  | 4.404  | 7.50    | 7.50    | 4.00    | 0       | 0     |
|     |            | Total                               | 30.397 | 30.397 | 28.92   | 28.92   | 32.89   | 28.89   | 10.87 |
| 15. |            |                                     |        |        |         |         |         |         |       |
|     | Orissa     |                                     |        |        |         |         |         |         |       |
|     |            | Bhitarkanika WLS                    | 18.91  | 18.91  | 26.48   | 17.0072 | 16.6272 | 16.6272 | 7.76  |
|     |            | Bhittarkanika NP                    | 29.32  | 29.32  | 33.47   | 23.1682 | 20.2982 | 13.9982 | 7.52  |
|     |            | Chilka WLS                          | 8.308  | 4.50   | 12.652  | 12.652  | 16.68   | 16.68   | 9.94  |
|     |            | Gahirmatha WLS                      | 29.38  | 29.38  | 29.54   | 29.54   | 19.20   | 19.20   | 10.62 |
|     |            | Total                               | 85.918 | 82.11  | 102.142 | 82.3674 | 72.8054 | 66.5054 | 35.84 |
| 16. | Rajasthan  |                                     |        |        |         |         |         |         |       |
|     |            | Desert NP                           | 15.90  | 14.414 | 34.64   | 34.64   | 23.46   | 23.46   | 13.76 |
|     |            | Jawahar Sagar WLS                   | 20.54  | 20.28  | 22.67   | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0     |
|     |            | Keoladeo NP                         | 33.379 | 38.06  | 21.34   | 31.34   | 26.67   | 26.67   | 23.14 |
|     |            | Total                               | 69.819 | 72.754 | 77.65   | 65.98   | 50.13   | 50.13   | 36.90 |
| 17. | Punjab     |                                     |        |        |         |         |         |         |       |
|     |            | Harike wildlife sanctuary           | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0     |
|     |            | Total                               | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       |       |
| 18. | Tamil Nadu |                                     |        |        |         |         |         |         |       |
|     |            | Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary          | 7.77   | 7.77   | 9.14    | 9.14    | 6.81    | 6.81    | 3.67  |
|     |            | Gulf of Mannar Marine national park | 26.12  | 26.12  | 27.24   | 25.95   | 26.22   | 24.93   | 11.50 |
|     |            | Koonthakulam Bird sanctuary         | 7.44   | 7.44   | 8.06    | 8.06    | 7.86    | 6.22    | 2.85  |
|     |            | Karanjirakulam bird sanctuary       | 8.82   | 8.82   | 9.94    | 9.94    | 7.89    | 7.89    | 3.01  |
|     |            | Karaivetti bird sanctuary           | 5.44   | 5.44   | 6.92    | 6.92    | 6.56    | 6.56    | 6.14  |
|     |            | Karikilli Bird                      | 7.00   | 7.00   | 9.455   | 7.00    | 5.545   | 3.09    | 3.875 |

|     |               | Sanctuary                                       |        |        |         |        |         |        |        |
|-----|---------------|-------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|--------|
|     |               | Melaselvanoor and Keelaselvanoor bird sanctuary | 5.45   | 5.19   | 5.87    | 5.87   | 8.79    | 8.78   | 3.01   |
|     |               | Point Calimere wildlife sanctuary               | 16.14  | 16.14  | 11.84   | 11.80  | 11.16   | 11.12  | 6.67   |
|     |               | Pulicate Bird sanctuary                         | 16.40  | 16.40  | 16.21   | 15.60  | 11.56   | 10.95  | 4.77   |
|     |               | Therthanagal bird sanctuary                     | 5.97   | 5.97   | 6.10    | 6.10   | 5.29    | 5.29   | 1.97   |
|     |               | Udayamarthandapuram bird sanctuary              | 6.76   | 6.76   | 6.06    | 6.06   | 5.34    | 5.34   | 3.07   |
|     |               | Vaduvoor bird sanctuary                         | 4.45   | 4.45   | 8.50    | 8.50   | 7.78    | 7.78   | 7.93   |
|     |               | Vedanthangal wildlife sanctuary                 | 9.90   | 9.90   | 10.05   | 10.05  | 11.60   | 11.60  | 7.55   |
|     |               | Vellod bird sanctuary                           | 12.11  | 12.11  | 11.52   | 11.52  | 9.02    | 9.02   | 5.28   |
|     |               | Vettangudi bird sanctuary                       | 7.16   | 7.16   | 4.50    | 4.50   | 5.62    | 5.62   | 2.42   |
|     |               | Total                                           | 146.93 | 146.67 | 151.405 | 147.01 | 137.045 | 131.00 | 73.715 |
| 19. | Uttar Pradesh |                                                 |        |        |         |        |         |        |        |
|     |               | Bakhira WLS                                     | 9.98   | 9.98   | 19.145  | 15.32  | 11.485  | 11.485 | 6.24   |
|     |               | Jai Prakash Narayan (Surahatal)                 | 3.40   | 3.40   | 5.60    | 4.48   | 5.12    | 2.875  | 4.855  |
|     |               | Lakh Bahosi                                     | 11.25  | 9.00   | 9.34    | 8.30   | 7.33    | 6.15   | 7.84   |
|     |               | Nawabganj                                       | 9.37   | 5.00   | 5.03    | 1.07   | 5.94    | 3.20   | 2.90   |
|     |               | Okhla WLS                                       | 7.65   | 7.65   | 5.22    | 5.22   | 5.40    | 4.80   | 6.86   |
|     |               | Parvati Arga WLS                                | 8.18   | 6.545  | 12.883  | 9.975  | 10.202  | 20.202 | 6.87   |
|     |               | Patna Bird Sanctuary                            | 6.86   | 6.86   | 6.10    | 4.00   | 3.19    | 2.60   | 2.44   |
|     |               | Saman Bird Sanctuary                            | 11.725 | 9.38   | 12.51   | 10.00  | 12.76   | 12.76  | 5.36   |
|     |               | Samaspur                                        | 11.40  | 8.48   | 9.795   | 6.74   | 8.415   | 7.145  | 5.83   |
|     |               | Sandi Bird Sanctuary                            | 10.60  | 8.48   | 8.255   | 6.18   | 8.195   | 7.055  | 9.79   |

|     |                   | Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary   | 11.925   | 9.54    | 11.30   | 9.04    | 11.18   | 9.69   | 7.06    |
|-----|-------------------|------------------------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------|---------|
|     |                   | Vijay Sagar                  | 12.64    | 10.11   | 10.14   | 10.1197 | 8.25    | 8.25   | 3.68    |
|     |                   | Total                        | 114.98   | 94.425  | 115.318 | 90.4447 | 97.467  | 96.212 | 69.725  |
| 20. | West Bengal       |                              |          |         |         |         |         |        |         |
|     |                   | Raiganj WLS                  | 1.56     | 1.56    | 2.00    | 2.00    | 1.80    | 1.80   | 0.765   |
|     |                   | Total                        | 1.56     | 1.56    | 2.00    | 2.00    | 1.80    | 1.80   | 0.765   |
| 21  | Arunachal Pradesh |                              |          |         |         |         |         |        |         |
|     |                   | Eagle Nest WLS               | 17.768   | 17.768  | 12.00   | 0       | 0       | 11.00  | 20.708  |
|     |                   | Kane WLS                     | 12.776   | 12.776  | 11.449  | 0       | 0       | 10.449 | 11.9024 |
|     |                   | Sessa Orchid WLS             | 14.7995  | 14.7995 | 15.00   | 0       | 0       | 13.50  | 20.6346 |
|     |                   | Total                        | 45.3435  | 45.3435 | 38.449  | 0       | 0       | 34.949 | 53.245  |
| 22. | Assam             |                              |          |         |         |         |         |        |         |
|     |                   | Bardoibum Beelmukh WLS       | 2.95     | 1.32    | 3.67    | 3.67    | 10.16   | 0      | 0       |
|     |                   | Borajan Bherjan Padumani WLS | 5.65     | 5.65    | 10.32   | 10.32   | 4.02    | 3.46   | 19.63   |
|     |                   | Chakrashila WLS              | 6.49     | 6.49    | 5.12    | 5.12    | 7.62    | 7.62   | 5.35    |
|     |                   | Deepar Bheel WS              | 7.50     | 7.50    | 4.04    | 4.04    | 8.20    | 8.20   | 0       |
|     |                   | Panidehing WLS               | 9.18     | 9.18    | 4.34    | 4.34    | 9.40    | 9.40   | 8.00    |
|     |                   | Total                        | 31.77    | 30.14   | 27.49   | 27.49   | 39.4    | 28.68  | 32.98   |
| 23. | Manipur           |                              |          |         |         |         |         |        |         |
|     |                   | Keibul Lamjao National Park  | 20.08    | 20.08   | 20.40   | 20.40   | 23.709  | 23.709 | 64.431  |
|     |                   | Total                        | 20.08    | 20.08   | 20.40   | 20.40   | 23.709  | 23.709 | 64.431  |

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