PRESENTATION

TO
MADHYA PRADESH POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
ON
CONSENT TO OPERATE
OF
SIAL GHOGRI UNDERGROUND COAL MINE
IN
Villages Thaori Damodar, Ghogri Rayatwari, Muari,
Buttaria & Gajandoh
Pench- Kanhan Valley Coal Field, Tehsil – Umreth / Parasia
District - Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh
(Extent - 4.29 Sq.Km, Production - 0.3 MTPA)

OF

PRISM CEMENT LIMITED

(Date: 22.11.2013)
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LOCATION MAP

PROJECT
SITE

Muari

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# Conditions Compliance Status
1. The quantity of domestic waste water and industrial Accepted. since it is an underground mine there
effluent (workshop) shall not exceed 24 KLD and 05 is no provision of washing, hence no effluents
KLD. will be released from workshop. Workshop is
basically a repair shop.
2. The mine discharge & domestic waste shall be Accepted . Mine discharge would start during
properly Treated and fully utilized in drivage of incline when barakars are intercepted
plantation/sprinkling or other useful purpose. No .Incline drivages are presently in Basalt rock. . It is
treated/untreated water shall be let out at any point estimated that 110 cum/day of mine discharge
of time outside of mine premises. Treated effluent water would be generated during drivage of
quality shall meet the standards prescribed by M. P. inclines in barakar / coal bearing rocks.
Pollution Control Board in gazette Notification of M.P. permanent garland drains are completed as per
dated: 25/03/88. requirement and connected to settling tank
under construction.
Septic Tank/Soak pit system have already been
installed to treat the effluent in existing
temporary barrack at site. STP will be
constructed along with residential quarters.
The quality parameters of the treated effluent
shall be ensured as per standards prescribed.
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# Conditions Compliance Status
3. Necessary Construction of the effluent treatment Sedimentation pond admeasuring 360
plant for the mine discharge shall be taken up cubicmetres is under construction along with
simultaneously with other civil work. Mine other civil work like pitoffice, canteen etc . The
management shall make arrangement of suitable capacity can be increased in multiples of 180
drains/pipe networks to ensure adequate flow for cubicmetres as situation warrants. Incomig
full utilization of the premises. Arrangement shall be permanent garland drains to pond are
made for the ground water recharge. completed.

4. Appropriate air pollution control equipments shall be Accepted.

installed at all points of emission sources. Effective
Steps shall be taken to control fugitive emissions
during excavation of mine, its handling / crushing /
transportation etc.
5. Crushers at the mine handling plant should be Accepted.
operated with high efficiency bag filters, water
sprinkling system should be provided to control
fugitive emissions from crushing operations, haulage
roads, transfer points etc.

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# Conditions Compliance Status
6. Fugitive dust emission from all the sources should be The preventive measures to control fugitive
controlled effectively and duly monitored. Water emission as mentioned and approved in the EMP
spraying arrangement on haul rods, wagon loading, report shall be implemented on start of coal
dump trucks (loading & unloading) points should be mining. During incline drivage fugitive emission
provided and properly maintained. Effective will be less due to wet drilling in underground.
arrangement shall be made for the control of air Water spraying will be arranged at loading and
pollution, through CHP & haul roads. unloading points of coal and haul roads . The
identified sources with measures to control
emission are :-
a) Coal production – integrated water spray
system.
b) Coal transfer point- Effective water spray
system.
c) Coal Handling Plant – Properly designed
chutes, spiral chute along with water spray
system .
d) Transport vehicle will be covered by Tarpaulin.

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# Conditions Compliance Status

7. Four ambient air quality monitoring stations be The ambient air quality monitoring was carried
established in the core zone as well as in the buffer out on 8 locations in core as well as buffer zone
zone for RPM, SPM, SO2, NOX monitoring. Location the monitoring stations were decided on the
of the stations should be decided on the basis of basis of meteorological conditions topographical
meteorological data, topographical features and features and environmentally and ecologically
environmentally and ecologically sensitive areas in sensitive targets and Location Map are given
consultation with the M.P. Pollution Control Board. next slide.
Data on ambient, air quality (RPM, SPM,SO2, Nox &
Co) should be regularly submitted to the M.P
Pollution Control Board once in each months.

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 LOCATION MAP OF AIR SAMPLING
(QUALITY MONITORING)

LOCATION OF AIR SAMPLING STATIONS

A1 – CORE ZONE AREA FROM THE

WESTRN MINE .
A2 – CORE ZONE AREA EASTERN
A6 BOUNDRY.
A5 A3 – THAWARI BERSA VILLAGE
A8
A3 A4 –BRADHANA VILLAGE THAWARI
A1
A2 BERSA
A4 A7 A5 – SHIVPUR VILLAGE

A6 – BADKUHI

A7 – GAJANDOH VILLAGE

A8 – KHIRSADOH VILLAGE

PROJECT
PRISM COAL MINE
SIAL GHOGRI COAL BLOCK
CHHINDWARA (M.P.)
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# Conditions Compliance Status

8. Ambient air quality at the boundary of the mine Ambient air quality will be monitored regularly.
premises shall conform to the norms prescribed in It will be ensured that air quality meets the
MOEF gazette notification No. GSR/826(E) prescribed standard of MOEF. Further Air
dated:16/11/09 some of parameters are as follows: samples has been collected by Anacon Lab
a. Particulate Matter (less than 10 micron) 100 Nagpur on September 2013 for analysis. The
Microgram/ Cubic Meter. results of the samples collected on September
b. Sulphur Dloxide (SO2) 24 Hrs basis 80 2013 are given next slide.
Microgram/ Cubic Meter.
c. Nitrogen Oxides (Nox) 24 Hrs basis 80 Microgram
/ Cubic Meter
d. Carbon Monoxide (CO) 24 Hrs basis 2000
Microgram/ Cubic Meter.

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 EXISTING AMBIENT AIR QUALITY
September, 2013
Unit:(µg/m3)

Locations

S. No. Parameters Near NAAQS

Near Near
Village
Mine Site Village Mine
Gajandoh
Shivpur Premises

1. RSPM (PM10) 63.4 71.4 51.6 67.9 100

2. NO2 21.2 23.7 21.3 23.9 80

3. SO2 6.8 7.8 6.4 7.1 80

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# Conditions Compliance Status

9. Mines shall take effective steps to check the soil Accepted. Since this is an underground coal mine
erosion from waste material dumping area and there will be no OB dumps.
causing siltation problem in nearby nalla/river pond
during rainy season. All the slopes of external dumps
of over burden should be maintained at a maximum
of 28 degrees. Arrangements shall be made for the
biological reclamation of over burden dumps.
10. The mine shall submit action plan for restoration of Accepted.
the natural topography of the area to the Regional
Office of the Board with in one month. The action
plan shall be examined by an expert committee
including experienced geologist and the Regional
Officer of the Board.

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# Conditions Compliance Status
11. Arrangement shall be made for safe and Scientific Accepted.
storage of the over burden for the proper utilization Since this is an underground coal mine there will
in consultation with the Regional Officer of the be no OB dumps.
Board.
12. No mining shall be initiated in the forest land without Accepted.
prior forest clearance.

13. The Mine shall take proper action to control the noise Noise samples have been collected by Anacon
pollution . The ambient noise level shall not exceed Lab Nagpur on September 2013 and analysis
the limit 75dB [A] during the daytime and 70dB [A] results are given in next slide. Proper effective
during the night time and measure should be taken control of the noise pollution shall be ensured.
for control of noise levels below 85 dBA in the work During mining activity Earplug / muff will be
environment . Worker engaged in blasting and drilling provided to workers and it will be ensured that
operation, operations of HEMM, etc should be workers use them during mining activity.
provided with ear plugs/muffs.

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 Noise Level CPCB
Standards
S.
Location Leq Lmin Lmx
No.
Day Night Day Night Day Night Day Night
Time Time Time Time Time Time Time Time

1. Mine Site 58.1 47.9 54.9 42.8 61.3 52.9 75 70

Near Village -
2. 55.2 44.7 52.4 41.6 57.9 47.7 65 55
Shivpur

Near Village -
3. 53.1 44.5 46.3 39.2 59.8 49.7 65 55
Gajandoh

Near Mine
4. 55.2 43.5 51.6 39.7 58.7 47.3 65 55
Premises

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# Conditions Compliance Status
14. Controlled blasting should be practiced with the use During the initial incline drivage controlled
of delay detonators and only during daytime . The blasting as per DGMS stipulations was done.
mitigative measures for control of ground vibrations underground coal mining is planned by
and to arrest the fly rocks and boulders should be continuous miner. Where Solid blasting is
implemented. practised , delay detonators will be used in coal
as per Coal mines regulations 1957 . No blasting
on surface / overburden will be done and there
will be no chances of fly rock or boulder.
15. Vehicular emissions should be kept under control and Vehicles are being properly maintained and
regularly monitored for compliance of emission emissions levels are kept under control.
norms . Vehicles used for transporting the mineral Vehicles to be used for transporting coal on
should be covered with tarpaulins and optimally production will be optimally loaded and covered
loaded. by tarpaulins after start of coal mining.
16. A separate Environmental Cell with suitable qualified One Environment cell consisting of One Manager,
technical personnel to carryout various function one Environment Engineer having post
should be set up under the control of senior graduation in Environmental Engineering, one
executive who will report directly to head of the chemist and two Mine Officials has already been
organization. established. The names of the persons with
qualifications, experience etc., are given in next
slide:
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# Name Designation Qualification Experience

B. Tech. (Mining) & FCC issued by

1 Rajan Bali Project Manager 12 years
DGMS

2 Vivek Pandey Environment Officer M. Sc. (Environment) 8 years

3 Puneet Tripati Chemist B. Sc. (Chemistry, Physics, Maths) 4 years

4 Vaibhav Pahade Asst. Manager B. Sc. ( Chemistry ) 5 years

5 Dilip Baidhya Asst. Geologist M. Sc. (Geology) 5 years

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# Conditions Compliance Status
17. Extensive tree plantation shall b e carried out in Plantation in 69 hectares completed with in
open areas available within and around the mine lease hold area . Plantation work started to
premises in consultation with expert agency. Good develop a green belt zone in 8 hectares around
house keeping practice shall be adopted.
mine premises to ameliorate the effects of
mining activity . Good house keeping practice
being adopted.

18. Provision of garland drain around the mine should be Permanent garland drains around the mine
made to prevent precipitating runoff. The water so
completed. The drains will be desilted at regular
collected should be utilized for watering the mine
area, roads, green belt development, etc. the drains interval.
should be regularly desilted and maintained properly. Provision for augmenting the capacity of
Garland Drains (size, gradient and length) and sump
sedimentation tank in multiples of 180 cubic
capacity should be designed keeping 50% safety
margin over and above the peak sudden rainfall and metre s is done.
maximum discharge in the area adjoining the mines
site.

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 GARLAND
DRAINAGE WITH IN
MINE INFRASTRUCTUR E AREA

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# Conditions Compliance Status

19. Drills should either be operated with dust extractors Wet drilling being practiced to minimize the
or should be equipped with water injection system. fugitive dust emission.

20. Regular monitoring of groundwater level and quality Regular Monitoring of ground water level and
should be carried out by establishing a network of quality is being done and results of the same are
existing wells and construction of new piezometers. indicated in subsequent slides.
The monitoring for quality should be done for Reports being submitted timely to MPPPCB.
minimum four times a year in pre monsoon (May),
monsoon(August), post monsoon (November), and
winter (January) seasons and for quality in May. Data
thus collected should be submitted to the Board
within one month of monitoring.

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LOCATION MAP OF WATER SAMPLING
(QUALITY MONITORING)

LOCATION OF WATER SAMPLING STATIONS

w1 – CORE ZONE AREA FROM THE

WESTRN MINE (BORE WELL)
w2 – CORE ZONE AREA EASTERN
w8 BOUNDRY (WELL WATER)
w7
w3 w3 – SHIVPUR VILLAGE (BORE WELL )
w9 w4 – THAWARI BERSA VILLAGE
w1 w2 (WELL WATER)
w5 w5 – MUARI VILLAGE (WELL WATER)
w4 w6 – GAJANDOH VILLAGE (WELL WATER)
w6
w7 – BADKUHI VILLAGE (BORE WELL )
w10 w8 – CHANDAMETA (WELL WATER)
w9 – KHAMRA VILLAGE (WELL WATER)
w10 – NAGALWARI VILLAGE (WELL WATER)

PROJECT
PRISM COAL MINE
SIAL GHOGRI COAL BLOCK
CHHINDWARA (M.P.)

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WATER QUALITY TABLE

Llmits of IS: 10500 - 2012

Permissible
Village Village limit in the
Village Village Village Village Village Village Village Village Desirable
S. No. Parameters Thauri Thauri Absence of
Ghoghari Muari Shivpur Nagalawari Gajandoh Khamra Barkuhi Chandameta limit
Damodar Barsa Altemate
(Max.)
Source
(Max.)

1.4 m 2.7 m 7.1 m

1 Water Leevel 9.1 m bgl 3.8 m bgl 3.4 m bgl 8.2 m bgl 4.9 m bgl 9.2 m bgl 6.4 m bgl -- --
bgl bgl bgl

No
2 ph ( at 25 °C ) 7.81 7.88 7.68 7.86 7.70 7.65 7.80 7.85 7.10 8.29 6.5 to 8.5
relaxation

Colour (Hazen
3 3 3 >25 <1 1 > 25 1 7 2 12 5 15
Unit)

4 Turbidity (NTU) 1.00 0.90 31.00 0.10 0.60 33.00 0.60 4.20 1.00 0.80 1 5

Agreeabl Agreeabl Agreeabl

5 Odour Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable
e e e

Agreeabl
6 Taste - - - - - - - - - - Agreeable
e

Total Hardness as
7 270.00 242.00 80.00 98.00 238.00 304.00 334.00 228.00 632.00 190.00 200 600
CaCO3 (mg/l)

Calcium as Ca
8 89.60 100.80 86.40 32.00 65.60 25.60 99.20 59.20 186.40 40.80 75 200
(mg/l)

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WATER QUALITY TABLE

Llmits of IS: 10500 - 2012

Village Village Permissible limit in
Village Village Village Village Village Village Village Village Desirable
S. No. Parameters Thauri Thauri the Absence of
Ghoghari Muari Shivpur Nagalawari Gajandoh Khamra Barkuhi Chandameta limit
Damodar Barsa Altemate Source
(Max.)
(Max.)

Alkalinity as
9 212.80 240.80 100.80 252.00 173.60 352.80 235.20 179.20 89.60 285.60 200 600
CaCO3 (mg/l)

Residual free
10 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.2 1
Chlorine (mg/l)

Chloride as Cl
11 67.01 12.81 9.85 11.80 37.44 11.80 28.62 18.72 239.47 11.82 250 1000
(mg/l)

Magnesium as
12 11.20 6.33 3.89 4.38 18.01 12.66 20.94 19.48 40.21 21.43 30 100
Mg (mg/l)

Total Dissolved
13 611.00 302.00 1022.00 271.00 325.00 201.00 354.00 296.00 1195.00 313.00 500 2000
Solids (mg/l)

Phosphate as
14 < 0.3 < 0.3 < 0.3 < 0.3 < 0.3 < 0.3 < 0.3 < 0.3 < 0.3 < 0.3 - -
PO4 (mg/l)

Sulphate as
15 73.68 26.56 5.82 3.42 29.13 13.71 23.13 3.42 342.75 <2 200 400
SO4 (mg/l)

Fluoride as F
16 0.17 0.23 0.11 0.70 0.13 0.28 0.19 0.21 0.37 0.99 1.0 1.5
(mg/l)

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WATER QUALITY TABLE

Llmits of IS: 10500 - 2012

Permissible
Village
Village Village Village Village Village Village Village Village Village Desirable limit in the
S. No. Parameters Thauri
Ghoghari Muari Shivpur Thauri Barsa Nagalawari Gajandoh Khamra Barkuhi Chandameta limit Absence of
Damodar
(Max.) Altemate
Source (Max.)

17 111.83 10.95 3.06 <2 26.01 <2 33.42 31.92 149.50 3.02 45 No relaxation
Nitrate as NO3
(mg/l)
Iron as Fe
18 0.07 0.05 0.07 0.07 0.06 0.05 0.08 0.19 0.10 0.13 0.3 No relaxation
(mg/l)

Phenolic
19 Compounda < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 0.001 0.002
(mg/l)
Anionic
20 Surfactants < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 0.2 1.0
(mg/l)
Zinc as Zn
21 < 0.10 < 0.10 < 0.10 < 0.10 < 0.10 < 0.10 < 0.10 < 0.10 < 0.10 < 0.10 5 15
(mg/l)

Copper as Cu
22 < 0.03 < 0.03 < 0.03 < 0.03 < 0.03 < 0.03 < 0.03 < 0.03 < 0.03 < 0.03 0.05 1.5
(mg/l)

Hexavalent
23 Chromium as < 0.03 < 0.03 < 0.03 < 0.03 < 0.03 < 0.03 < 0.03 < 0.03 < 0.03 < 0.03 0.05 No relaxation
Cr+6

Mercury as Hg
24 < 0.0005 < 0.0005 < 0.0005 < 0.0005 < 0.0005 < 0.0005 < 0.0005 < 0.0005 < 0.0005 < 0.0005 0.001 No relaxation
(mg/l)

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WATER QUALITY TABLE

Llmits of IS: 10500 - 1991

Village Village Village
Village Village Village Village Village Village Village Permissible limit
S. No. Parameters Thauri Thauri Gajando Desirabl
Ghoghari Muari Shivpur Nagalawari Khamra Barkuhi Chandameta in the Absence
Damodar Barsa h e limit
of Altemate
(Max.)
Source (Max.)

Arsenic as As
25 < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01 0.01 0.05
(mg/l)

Cyanide as CN-
26 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.05 No relaxation
(mg/l)

Selenium as Se
27 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 0.01 No relaxation
(mg/l)

28 Lead as Pb (mg/l) < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 0.01 No relaxation

29 Boron as B (mg/l) < 0.10 < 0.10 < 0.10 < 0.10 < 0.10 < 0.10 < 0.10 < 0.10 < 0.10 < 0.10 0.5 1.0

Cadmium as
30 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 0.003 No relaxation
Cd (mg/l)

Manganese as
31 < 0.05 < 0.05 < 0.05 < 0.05 < 0.05 < 0.05 < 0.05 < 0.05 < 0.05 < 0.05 0.1 0.3
Mn (mg/l)

Aluminium as
32 0.02 0.008 0.009 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.2
Al

33 Mineral Oil < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 0.5 No relaxation

Total Coliform
34 9 > 16 > 16 > 16 6 2 > 16 > 16 >16 >16 Absent Absent
(MPN/100ml)

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# Conditions Compliance Status
21. Mine handling plant should be provided with Same will be complied with.
adequate number of high efficiency dust extraction
systems. loading and unloading areas including all the
transfer points should be have efficient dust control
arrangements. These should be properly maintained
and operated.

22. Mines wastewater (workshop and waste water from Mine water discharge will be collected through
the mine ) should be properly collected, rated so as garland drains into the sedimentation pond and
to conform to the standards prescribed under GSR(E) subsequently used for various purposes.
dated 19th May 1993 and 31st December 1993 or as
Since it is an underground mine there is no
amended from time to time before discharge . Oil
provision of washing, hence no effluents will be
and grease trap should be installed before discharge
released from workshop. Workshop is basically a
of workshop effluents.
repair shop.

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# Conditions Compliance Status

23. Mines shall be comply all the condition laid down by Accepted.
MOEF in the Clearance Environmental Letter No. J-
11015/133/2008-IA.II (M) date: 31/12/2009.

24. The mine shall be optimize the water abstraction Accepted.

from the surface water source by utilizing the mine
discharge for spraying on haul roads, mine area and
loading-unloading area after proper treatment. The
treated mine discharge shall also be utilized for
sanitary purposes by providing separate supply lines.

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# Conditions Compliance Status

25. The mine management shall be provide proper Applied for authorization under Hazardous
arrangement for the disposal of hazardous waste (if Waste (Management, Handling and Trans-
any ) and obtain authorization under Hazardous boundary Movement) Rules, 2008.
Waste [Management, Handling and trans-boundary
movement] Rule2008.

26. The mine management shall submit environmental Accepted.

statement for the pervious year ending 31th March
on or before 30th September every year to the board.

27. This grant of consent may not be taken as a measure Accepted.

of proof that mine has not violated pollution control
Laws at any time in the past.

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# Conditions Compliance Status

28. Mine Management shall comply with all the relevant Accepted.
Acts/Rules, directions, guide lines issued by
MOEF/CPCB/MPPCB from time to time as required
and, if applicable.
29. Mine Management shall comply with the directions Accepted.
of Hon’ble Supreme Court and Hon’ble High Court
issued in the relevant writ petitions.

30. The Consent/Renewal of license fee deposited by the Accepted.

industry is liable for revision if, at any point of time it
is found necessary.

31. The Board reserves the right to amend cancel any of Accepted.
the above conditions as a whole or in part as and
when deemed necessary.

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