Parliament Question: National Highway Projects in North Bengal

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 723 ANSWERED ON 4th DECEMBER, 2025 National Highway Projects in North Bengal

723. SHRI RAJU BISTA:

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

be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of National Highway projects sanctioned, completed and under implementation in West Bengal since 2019, year wise;

(b) the details and status of such projects in North Bengal districts including Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar; and

(c) the total funds allocated, released and utilized for these projects during the said period? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) The total number of National Highway projects sanctioned, completed and under implementation in West Bengal since 2019, year

wise are as follows:

Sr. Financial Sanctioned Completed Under Sanctioned Expenditure No. Year Projects Projects impleme Cost (Rs. in Cr.) (No.) (No.) ntation (Rs. in Cr.) projects (No.) 11 2019-20 27 26 1 428.64 320.39 2 2020-21 14 12 2 907.28 839.47 3 2021-22 12 12 0 1126.06 730.04 4 2022-23 31 26 5 2042.41 705.17 5 2023-24 13 6 7 1087.8 77.00 6 2024-25 22 2 20 3004.24 192.91 7 2025-26 7 0 7 207.87 0.00 (Till

30.11.2025) Total 126 84 42 8804.3 2864.98

(b) & (c) Details and status of projects sanctioned in North Bengal districts including Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar, since 2019 are annexed.

2ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (b) & (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 723 FOR 04-12-2025 ASKED BY SHRI RAJU BISTA REGARDING NATIONAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS IN NORTH BENGAL Total Project Sr. Date of Expenditure District Present Name of the Project Cost No. Sanction (Rs. in Cr.) Involved Status (Rs. in Cr.) I.R.Q.P Work from km 2

0.00 to km 30.00 of N.H. -55 under N.H Division N o.IX, P.W.(Roads) Direct 1 15-02-2019 10.17 11.69 Darjeeling Completed orate in the District of D arjeeling, West Bengal d uring the 2018-19 on EP C mode (Job-434) I.R.Q.P Work from km 1

1.00 to km 20.00 of N.H. -55 under N.H Division N o.IX, P.W.(Roads) Direct 2 15-02-2019 9.75 10.93 Darjeeling Completed orate in the District of D arjeeling, West Bengal d uring the 2018-19 on EP C mode (Job-435) I.R.Q.P Work from km

654.00 to km 670.00 of N.H.-31 under N.H Divisi on No.IX, P.W.(Roads) D 3 15-02-2019 14.47 13.41 Jalpaiguri Completed irectorate in the District of Jalpaiguri, West Ben gal during the 2018-19 o n EPC mode (Job-437) Construction/up-gradati on of existing road to 2- lane with paved shoulde r (from Km 40.000 to K 4 m 61.100) Kafer to Lava 25-06-2020 273.78 257.86 Kalimpong Ongoing More section of NH-717 A on EPC basis in state of West Bengal.Package V A (NH(O)-NE) 3Construction and Upgra dation of Existing Road to 2- Lane with Paved S houlders including geo metric improvement of

section (from km 79+70 5 29-06-2020 395.59 364.9 Kalimpong Ongoing 0 to km 96+254) Pedong bypass to Reshi border of NH- 717A on EPC bas is in the State of West B engal Package V B (NH( O)-NE) Stage strengthening Wo rk from km 57.00 to km

77.00 of NH- 55 in the Di strict of Darjeeling unde 6 r NH Division-IX, West B 11-06-2020 20.62 20.84 Darjeeling Completed engal, during the year 2 020-21 on EPC mode (Jo b No. 055-WB-2020-21/4

71) Replacement of damage d drops and guide of 17 culverts no. 396, 373, 3 67, 365, 350, 348, 309, 286, 268, 265, 261, 231, 230, 226, 211, 210 and 200 at km 20.40, km 22.

90, km 23.50, km 23.70, km 25.25, km 25.50, km

28.90, km 31.49, km 33.

7 24-08-2020 4.54 4.24 Darjeeling Completed 15, km 33.45, km 33.90, km 36.10 , km 36.20 , k m 36.35, km 37.68, km

37.90, km 38.35 respect ively in between km 20.

00 to km 40.00 of NH-55 under NH division-IX on item rate mode using S BD (Job No. 55-WB-2020 -21/474) Replacement of damage d drops and guides of 1 0 culverts in between k m 0.00 to km 20.00 of N 8 18-08-2020 3.05 3.08 Darjeeling Completed H-55 in the District of D arjeeling during the yea r 2019-20" (Job No. 055- WB-2020-21/473) 4Improvement of black s pot from km 12.35 to k m 12.50 [WB-(02)-592], km 29.60 to km 30.00 [ WB-(02)-385], km 35.05 to km 35.45 [WB-(02)-66 0], km 37.20 to km 37.5 9 22-03-2021 3.57 3.39 Kalimpong Completed 0 [WB-(02)-661] of NH-1 0 under NH division-IX, i n the district of Kalimpo ng, during the year 2020 -21 in the State of West Bengal (Job No. 010-WB -2020-21/475) Stage strengthening wo rk on road for stretch fr om 670.00 km to 674.17 5 km of NH-31 (New NH

717) in the district of Ja 10 lpaiguri, West Bengal, d 22-03-2021 4.47 3.54 Jalpaiguri Completed uring the year 2020-21 u nder Annual Plan 2020-2 1 in the State of West B engal (Job No. 031-WB- 2020-21/478) Development to 4/6-lann ing of NH-31 (New NH-1

0) with both side servic e roads from km 569.25 8 to km 581.030 (end of AH-02 project on NH- 31 Darjeeling near Shivmandir to Sev 11 16-03-2022 995.04 487.63 & Kalimpo Ongoing oke Army Cantonment) i ng n districts of Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri in the sta te of West Bengal on EP C Mode (Job No. 10/WB 2021-22/490) Restoration work of rain damage valley side fro m km 22.10 to km 22.60 of NH 10, under NH Divi sion-IX, in the district of 12 05-10-2021 2.05 2.01 Kalimpong Completed Kalimpong, during the y ear 2021-22 on item rat e mode using SBD (Job No. 010-WB-2021-22/482 ]) 5Road safety works in dif ferent stretches (km 18.

50 ,km 19.20, km 19.50, km 20.50 & km 21.30) f or improvement of shar p turning & narrow road bench of NH-10 (old NH- 31A) including provision of Thrie Metal Beam Cra 13 31-03-2022 10.51 11.33 Kalimpong Completed sh Barrier from km 18.0 0 to km 35.00 of NH-10 ( old NH-31A) under NH D ivision-IX in the District of Kalimpong under Roa d Safety Annual Plan 20 21-22 (Job No.NH-10(Ol d NH-31A)/WB/RSCE/202 1-22/28) Reconstruction and wid ening of 08 nos. narrow culvert at km 22.445, k m 22.450, km 22.840, k m 27.565, km 29.000 ( h alf portion), km 29.500, km 30.650, km 38.290 & spot improvement from km 22.397 to km 22.442 , km 22.445 to km 22.45 0, km 22.453 to km 22.4 93, km 26.855 to km 26.

935, km 27.125 to km 2

7.175, km 27.492 to km

27.562, km 27.565 to k 14 m 27.710, km 29.487 to 04-01-2023 13.49 4.52 Darjeeling Ongoing km 29.502, km 29.506 t o km 29.513, km 32.710 to km 32.750, km 32.88 5 to km 32.910, km 38.1 85 to km 38.285, km 38.

290 to km 38.330 & rep air of old parapets, cons truction of new parapet, road signage such as M edian Marker, Road Mar king etc. in selected str etches from km 20.00 t o km 40.00 of NH-110 ( Old NH-55) in the distric t of Darjeeling under An 6nual Plan 2022-23 Balance Work of Streng thening of road stretche s along with provision f or retaining walls, Brea st walls & hill side drain s from km 0.00 to km 4.

15 15-09-2022 14.79 14.93 Darjeeling Completed 40 & km 14.00 to km 28 .00 of NH-10 (old NH-31 A) in Darjeeling district in the state of West Ben gal in EPC mode [Job N o. 10/WB/2022-23/496] Tender based estimate for Restoration work for distressed span of Bala son Bridge at km 569.60 0 of NH-31 (new NH-10) 16 in Darjeeling district in t 26-09-2022 2.1 2.05 Darjeeling Completed he State of West Bengal on Item rate mode unde r Annual Plan 2022-23 [ Job No. 10/WB/2022-23/ 499] Rehabilitation work of S ukhajhora Bridge over ri ver Sukhajhora at km 6

23.830 on NH-17 (old N H 31) under NH Division 17 IX in the district of Jalp 28-12-2022 0.91 0.9 Jalpaiguri Completed aiguri, West Bengal duri ng the year 2022-2023 o n item rate mode using SBD. [(Job No.NH-17/WB /2022-23/501] Improvement of Spots fr om km 8.400 to km 8.48 0, km 16.225 to km 16.3 50 & km 16.370 to km 1

6.510 & widening of cul vert at km 16.318 and k 18 02-02-2023 4.87 2.8 Darjeeling Completed m 16.470 respectively i n between km 0 to km 2 0 of NH-110 (Old NH-55) in the District of Darjeel ing under Annual Plan 2 022-23 on item rate mo 7de using SBD (Job No.1 10/KOL/2022-23/508 Widening of 2 culverts a t 9.09 and 9.12 km & Re placement of damaged drops and guides of cul verts at km 2.36, km 3.3 7, km 3.65, km 4.38, km

7.95, km 10.50, km 10.9 0, km 11.24, km 14.57, km 17.20, km 18.21 & i 19 02-02-2023 4.75 4.89 Darjeeling Completed mprovement of spot fro m km 9.035 to 9.200 res pectively in between k m 0 to km 20 in the Dist rict of Darjeeling under Annual Plan 2022- 23 on item rate mode using S BD(JobNo.-110/KOL/202 2-23/507) Reconstruction of culve rt at km 9.50 and Widen ing of 2 nos. narrow cul vert at km 8.30 & km 13 .52 respectively & spot improvement from km 8 .266 to km 8.289 & km

8.299 to km 8.372, km 9 20 02-02-2023 4.7 4.91 Darjeeling Completed .443 to km 9.523 & km

13.462 to km 13.662 res pectively from km 0.00 t o km 20.00 of NH-110 (O ld NH-55) in the District of Darjeeling under Ann ual Plan 2022-23 (JobNo .-110/KOL/2022-23/506) Repair of old parapets, construction of new par apets, road signage , M edian Marker, road mar king, etc within km 0.00 to 20.00 Km of N.H.55 ( 21 02-02-2023 1.81 1.75 Darjeeling Completed except the chainages b etween Km 8.266 to Km

8.286 & Km 8.284 to K m 8.372 , Km 8.400 to K m 8.480, Km 9.035 to K m 9.200 , Km 9.443 to K 8m 9.523, Km 13.462 to Km 13.562, Km 16.225 t o Km 16.350, Km 16.37 0 to Km 16.510 & Perm anent Restoration of da maged road bench at k m 60.180 of NH-110 (Old NH-55) in the District of Darjeeling under Annual Plan 2022-23 on item ra te mode using SBD (Job No.-110/KOL/2022-23/50

5) Restoration works at va lley side rain damaged Road Bench at km 22.9 0, km 22.95 , km 23.10 & km 23.70 of NH-10 for 22 the Year 2022-23, under 06-02-2023 2.38 2.33 Kalimpong Completed National Highway Divisi on No IX in the District of Kalimpong on item ra te mode using SBD(Job No.10/KOL/2022-23/509) Improvement of the stre tch from km 597.00 to k m 598.00 of NH-31 by pr oviding Mastic Asphalt wearing course, Constr uction of New Five Num bers of Culverts includi ng valley / hill side prot ective work & Restorati on of rain damaged emb 23 28-02-2023 7.7 7.76 Kalimpong Completed ankment by Constructio n of guard wall at km 59

8.900 under NH Division No-IX in the District of Kalimpong in the State of West Bengal during t he year 2022-23 in EPC Mode(Job No.17/WB/202 2-23/

513) 9Repair/ Rehabilitation of 6 (Six) number Bridges i .e Leesh bridge, Gheesh bridge , Chell bridge, Ma l bridge, Newra bridge , New Zarda bridge at km

607.151, km 611.920, k m 614.775, km 628.720, 24 27-03-2023 12.96 12.05 Jalpaiguri Completed km 630.895 & km 672.8 30 respectively on NH-1 7 (Old NH-31) under NH Division-IX in the distric t of Jalpaiguri West Ben gal during the year 2022 -2023.(Job No. 17/WB/20 22-23/ 516) Widening Carriageway width along with constr uction of footpath from km 69.00 to km 71.40 , Permanent Restoration of depressed road benc h at km 60.480 and Rest oration of Valley side pr otection wall at km 60.9 25 31-03-2023 18.45 18.55 Darjeeling Completed 50 in between km 60 to km 61 & Repair & Reha bilitation of Panchanai bridge at km 75.030 of NH-110 (Old NH-55)in th e district of Darjeeling West Bengal during the year 2022-2023 (Job No.

110/WB/2022-23/ 521) Repair and Rehabilitatio n of Coronation Bridge o ver Teesta river at km 5

95.200 on NH-31 (New NH-17) under NH Divisio n-IX, Siliguri in the distri 26 24-08-2022 4.09 4.82 Darjeeling Completed ct of Darjeeling West Be ngal during the year 202 2-2023 on item rate mo de using SBD. [Job No.

NH-31(New NH-17)/WB/2 022-23/RSCE-04] 10Road safety works in dif ferent stretches from (k m 35.545 to km 36.20 , km 38.97 to km 39.22 , km 42.01 to km 42.32 & km 44.78 to km 45.04) f or improvement of shar p turning & narrow road bench and construction 27 19-10-2022 9.46 9.43 Kalimpong Completed of Over Head Gantry sig ns at 51.3 km of NH-10 ( old NH-31A) under NH D ivision-IX in the District of Kalimpong in the Stat e of West Bengal under Road Safety Annual Pla n 2022-23 [Job No. NH-1 0/WB/2022-23/RSCE-08] Widening of Culvert at 0 .90 Km and 22.50 Km of N.H-10 under N.H. Divisi on No lX in the District of Darjeeling and Kalim Darjelling 28 pong in the state of Wes 24-11-2022 2.57 0.89 & Kalimpo Completed t Bengal during the year ng 2022-2023 on item rate mode using SBD [Job N o. NH-10/WB/2022-23/RS CE-09] Road Safety Works in k m 40 to km 77 of NH-11 0 (Old NH-55) by (i) Re-c onstruction and widenin g of narrow culvert nos.

65/3(Old No- 21), 64/6(Ol d No-27) & 59/2(Old No-

63) at km 64.820, km 63 .627, km 58.935 respect ively & other allied prot 29 24-11-2022 12.8 12.98 Darjeeling Completed ection works between k m64.650 to km 64.950 i n vicinity of CD no.65/3, km 63.560 to km 63.730 in vicinity of CD no. 64/6 , km 58.915 to km 58.95 5 in vicinityof CD no. 59/ 2 respectively in betwe en km 58.00 to km 64.0 0 . (ii) Re-construction a 11nd widening of narrow c ulvert nos. 64/4 (Old No-

29),62/1(Old No-50), 61/ 6(Old No-51) and 52/2(Ol d No-98) at km 63.300, km 61.008, km 60.925, km 51.494 respectively & other allied protectio n works between km 63 .170 to km 63.385 in vic inity of CD no.64/4, km 6

0.870 to km 61.070 in vi cinity of CD nos. 62/1 & 61/6 in between km 51.

00 to km 63.00. (iii) Rep lacement of Damaged d rops and guides of 10 c ulvert Nos. 64/7 (Old no-

26),63/5 (Old no-36),63/4 (Old no-37),62/5 (Old no-

46),62/3 (Old no-48),61/4 (Old no-53),60/6 (Old no-

59),60/4 (Old no-61),54/3 (Old no-91) and 45/6 (Ol d no-137) at km 63.00, k m 62.561, km 62.462, k m 61.422, km 61.271, k m 60.531, km 59.791, k m 59.425, km 53.555 an d km 44.413 in the Distr ict of Darjeeling under R oad Safety Annual Plan 2022-23 – reg. (Job No.

NH-110/KOL/2022-23/RS CE-10) Road Safety work in bet ween km 40 to km 77 of NH-110 (Old NH-55) by(i ) Improvement of road g eometrics by widening r oad width locally at km

51.508 to km 51.682 on 30 30-11-2022 14.65 14.95 Darjeeling Completed NH-110 (Old NH-55). (ii) Road Widening at km 47 .300 to km 47.420 under Improvement of road ge ometrics by widening ro ad width locally at km 5

8.700 to km 58.830, km

1255.790 to km 55.846 & km 47.300 to km 47.420 NH-110 (Old NH-55). (iii) Road Widening at km 61 .420 to km 61.500 under "Improvement of road g eometrics by widening r oad width locally at km

64.475 to km 64.675, k m 62.960 to km 63.240 & km 61.420 to km 61.5 00 on NH-110 (Old NH-5

5) respectively in betwe en km 61.00 to km 64.0 0 - sanction [Job-NH-11 0/Kol/2022-23/RSCE-11] Improvement of Spots (I ncluding widening of cu lvert, drops & guide) fro m km 4.390 to km 4.585 , km 5.328 to km 5.430, km 8.520 to km 9.075 (A t 02 nos. of locations), k m 9.335 to km 9.520 an 31 d km 12.060 to 12.235 o 01-03-2024 15.02 0 Darjeeling Ongoing n NH-110 (Old NH-55) in between km 0.00 to km

20.00 of NH-110 under NH Division-IX in the Di strict of Darjeeling, Wes t Bengal [ Job No. NH-1 10 (Old NH-55)/West Be ngal/2023-24/RSEC-15] Slope Stabilization Sche me at location of landsli de at km 52.240 km of NH-110 at Tindharia, We st Bengal & Permanent 32 22-03-2024 24.52 7.18 Darjeeling Ongoing Restoration of damaged Road under NH Division- IX in the district of Darj eeling, West Bengal duri ng the year 2022-23.

Improvement of Spots fr om 21.710 km to 21.838 km (including reconstru 33 06-03-2024 14.48 4.77 Darjeeling Ongoing ction & culvert widenin g), 21.921 km to 22.000 km (including drop & gu 13ides), 23.760 km to 23.8 00 km, 26.597 km to 26.

705 km (including drop & Guides), 28.270 km to

28.340 km, 35.878 km t o 35.980 km, 36.025 km to 36.135 km, 36.245 k m to 36.400 km (includi ng reconstruction & cul vert widening) on NH-11 0 (old NH-55) in betwee n km 20.00 to km 40.00 of Nh-110 (old NH-55) u nder NH Division No.-IX in the dist. Of Darjeeling .

Slope protection and la ndslide mitigation at 4 v ulnerable locations (km

1.950 to Km 2.100, km 1

1.100 to 11.450, km 22.

435 to km 22.485 and k 34 m 22.610 to km 22.680) 05-02-2024 152.27 0 Kalimpong Ongoing within Sevoke-Rangpo s ection of NH-10 (old NH- 31A) in Darjeeling & Kal impong district in the St ate of West Bengal on E PC mode (Job No 533) Slope Protection and La ndslide Mitigation at 2 Vulnerable locations viz . Km 23.200 to 23.960, Km 26.530 to Km 26.58 35 0 within Sevoke-Rangpo 25-09-2023 68.49 0 Kalimpong Ongoing

section of NH-10 (old N H-31A) in Kalimpong dis trict in the State of Wes t Bengal on EPC mode ( Job No .526) Balance work of Falaka Alipurduar 36 ta – Salsalabari section 14-11-2023 2040.59 1503.43 & Cooch B Ongoing of NH-31D (PKG-2A). ehar Specialized Slope Prote ction Bagrakot-Kafer (K 37 31-03-2025 86.66 0 Kalimpong Sanctioned m 25.600) to (Km 26.10

0), Package-IV(C) Lava More (Km 61.100) 38 31-03-2025 522.35 0 Kalimpong Sanctioned to Pedong Bypass (Km

1479.700), Package VA(i) 39 Deposit Work (IRCON) 25-11-2024 11.22 0 Kalimpong Sanctioned Improvement of Spots i ncluding reconstruction and widening of Culvert s in between Ch. km 40.

000 to km 65.000 of NH- 40 23-12-2024 32.35 0 Darjeeling Ongoing 55 (New NH-110) under NH Division – IX (I) in th e District of Darjeeling, West Bengal in the FY 2024-25 PBMC work from Chaina ge 0.000 kmp to 34.000 kmp of NH-55 (New NH- 41 110) under NH Division-I 24-01-2025 62.40 0 Darjeeling Ongoing X in the district of Darje eling during the year 2024-25.

Rehabilitation of land sl ide location along with slope protection and dr ainage improvement at 42 Paglajhora on NH-55 (k 06-02-2025 32.6 0 Darjeeling Sanctioned m 43.500 to km 43.950) in Phase-I in Darjeeling District of West Bengal- Balance Work.

Valley side protection w orks from km. 25.80 to km 26.65, km 26.75 to k m 27.20 & km 27.41 to km 27.48 to restore da 43 mages by flash flood in 04-06-2024 49.22 0 Kalimpong Sanctioned 2023 of NH-10 in the Dis trict of Kalimpong durin g the year 2024-25 on E PC mode (Job No 548) Widening of Valley side at 3 locations viz. Km 2

0.900, Km 35.500 and K m 36.700 and culvert at 44 13 locations viz. Km 17. 04-06-2024 75.85 0 Kalimpong Sanctioned 600, Km 17.800, Km 18.

300, Km 20.200, Km 21.

500, Km 21.650, Km 21.

850, Km 32.800, Km 33.

15100, Km 38.300, Km 40.

300, Km 43.700, Km 47.

300 (Job No 547) Slope Protection and La ndslide Mitigation at 3 Vulnerable Locations (k m 6.50 to km 6.705 km,

7.17 to km 7.25, and km

22.80 to km 22.95) withi 45 n Sevoke Rangpo Sectio 27-03-2025 57.21 0 Kalimpong Sanctioned n of NH-10 (old NH 31A) in the district of Kalimp ong in West Bengal duri ng FY 2024-25 (Job No

32) Re-sectioning from Km

0.00 to Km 0.500, stren gthening from km 0.00 t o km 8.20 and km 15.00 to km 15.50 and Wideni ng and Strengthening fr om km 8.20 to km 15.00 46 03-12-2024 49.96 10.52 Darjeeling Ongoing of NH-327 (Old NH-31C) in the district of Darjeel ing under NH Division N o. IX, P.W.(Roads) Direc torate, West Bengal (Jo b No. 327/WB/2024-25/5

54) Replacement of Six nu mbers existing narrow/p oor Minor Bridge/Culvert by suitable Waterways Structure with provision of Temporary diversion (At Three Locations) an d raising of embankmen 47 29-03-2025 16.12 0 Jalpaiguri Ongoing t (From km 611.400 to k m 611.820) in between km 610.00 to km 626.00 of NH-31(Old)/NH-17(Ne w) in the District of Jalp aiguri in West Bengal du ring 2024-25 Job Numb er (17/WB/2024-25/566) 48 Dhupguri- Falakata sect 01.10.2024 1606.14 161.84 Jalpaiguri Awarded 16ion of NH-31D (PKG-2B) & Alipurdu ar & Cooch Behar Descoped portion of Bin 49 naguri Bypass of NH-31 12.03.2025 305.17 0 Jalpaiguri Ongoing D Strengthening and carp etting work from Km 0.0 00 to Km 26.000 of NH- 50 17-11-2025 82.06 0 Kalimpong Sanctioned 10 during the current fin ancial year under M&R head Strengthening and carp etting work from Km 26.

0 to Km 52.10 of NH-10 51 17-11-2025 78.67 0 Kalimpong Sanctioned during the current finan cial year under M&R he ad Reconstruction of Distr essed Minor Bridge over Dhari Jhora (Km 617.94

5) of NH-31( New NH-17 52 ) under NH Division IX ( 6-05-2025 19.29 0 Jalpaiguri Ongoing PWRD) in the district of Jalpaiguri West Bengal .

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