Paras Railtech Emerges as the Winner for Track-Works of Delhi Metro’s Ajronda & Sarita Vihar Depots

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Paras Railtech Emerges as the Winner for Track-Works of Delhi Metro’s Ajronda & Sarita Vihar Depots

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Paras Railtech has emerged as the lowest bidder to supply tracks to Delhi Metro’s existing Ajronda and Sarita Vihar depots on the Violet Line (Line-6) for augmenting additional maintenance facilities as part of Delhi Metro’s Phase 4 project.
DMRC had invited bids for this track-work contract at both depots in May 2020 with an estimated cost of Rs 22.70 crore and expects the assigned contractor to complete work in 24 months. Technical bids were opened on October 9 to reveal 3 bidders, and during technical bid evaluation Paras Railtech was the only firm that qualified to the next round of financial bid opening. The other bidders were disqualified.
Financial Bid Values:
Paras Railtech Pvt. Ltd. – Rs. 20.56 Crores


The Scope of the work includes Supply, Installation, Testing and commissioning of Ballastless/Ballasted Track in Ajronda Depot and Sarita Vihar depot for Augmentation of Additional Maintenance Facilities for Standard Gauge Corridor of Delhi MRTS Project of Phase-IV. YFC Projects in October emerged as the lowest bidder for Sarita Vihar’s reconstruction (Package DC-26) which includes a cut & cover ramp section and other civil works.

Three Firms Participate in the Bid for Roof-Work of Delhi – Meerut RRTS Under Package 12B

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NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) recently opened technical bids for the 82.15 km Delhi – Meerut RRTS Line‘s Package 12B which revealed that three firms have submitted bids to design, supply and erect pre-engineered steel roof structures at 12 elevated stations.
NCRTC had invited bids for this work in 2 lots in September right after Sam India Builtwell emerged as the lowest bidder for Package 12A for similar roof-work at Package 1 and 2’s Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Guldhar and Duhai stations.
For Package 12B, 7 of these 12 stations form a part of the 33 km Package 3 (under construction by Larsen & Toubro) – the ones at Murad Nagar, Modi Nagar South, Modi Nagar North, Meerut South, Partapur, Rithani & Shatabdi Nagar.
NCRTC’s combined estimate is $8.71 million (Rs 63.79 crore) and it expect the assigned contractor(s) to complete all civil work in 1358 days.
Bidders:
Galadari Engineering Works Ltd.

Pioneer Fabricators Pvt. Ltd.

URC Construction Pvt. Ltd.

Lot-1: DM/CN/COR-OF/119

Lot-P12B L1: – Design, Fabrication, Supply and Erection of Pre–Engineered Steel Roof Structure of 6 (Six) Elevated stations viz Murad Nagar, Modi Nagar South, Modi Nagar North, Meerut South, MES Colony and Daurli Stations of Delhi – Ghaziabad –Meerut RRTS Corridor.

Lot-2: DM/CN/COR-OF/120

Lot-P12B L2: – Design, Fabrication, Supply and Erection of Pre–Engineered Steel Roof Structure for 6 (Six) Elevated stations viz Partapur, Rithani, Shatabdi Nagar, Brahmpuri, Meerut North and Modipuram of Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut RRTS Corridor.

Lucknow Metro Crosses 20K Ridership Mark After It Resumed Its Services

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Lucknow Metro Crosses 20K Ridership Mark After It Resumed Its Services

LUCKNOW (Metro Rail News): It has been almost 2 months since the resumption of Lucknow metro train services in the entire north-south corridor from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Munshipulia, in this new shift, with special focus on the safety of passengers, Lucknow Metro has made the cleaning and sanitization of metro trains and stations even more regular. Thanks to this initiative of the Lucknow Metro for cleanliness, the trust of the passengers has increased even more and once again the city dwellers are confidently taking full advantage of the Lucknow Metro.
“On Monday, November 2, 2020, the number of commuters (Daily-Ridership) on the operational corridor was around 21 thousand (20,920). Although this figure is only one-third (1/3) of the daily ridership before the Covid-19 period but it still shows that the residents are satisfied with the precautionary arrangements provided by the Lucknow Metro. Lucknow Metro is been smoothly running between the 23 km long North-South corridor from CCS Airport to Munshipulia.
There are many provisions for the safety and convenience of the passengers implemented by the Metro Department, including the use of Go Smart Card for an affordable and easy commute”, the UPMRC said in a statement.
Speaking on this, UP Metro’s Managing Director, Mr Kumar Keshav said, “We take full care of each and everything related to the safety and convenience of our passengers. 21000 Ridership mark shows that the people of Lucknow have embraced metro’s world-class facility wholeheartedly. Arrangements made for cleaning and sanitization in the metro premises prove that the Lucknow Metro is safer than any other means of public traffic in the city. ”

MMRDA Invites Bids for Mumbai Metro Line-4’s Head Hardened Rails

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MMRDA Invites Bids for Mumbai Metro Line-4’s Head Hardened Rails

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has invited bids to supply 9800 MT of Head Hardened Rails for Mumbai Metro’s 32.32 km Line-4 and 2.88 km Line-4A (Green Line) which will connect Wadala – Kasarvadavali – Gaimukh through 34 elevated stations.
These rails will be 60E1 – 1080 grade as per Indian Railway Specification T-12-2009 and manufactured through a special heat treatment process to provide additional strength, lower residual stress, elongate track-life and minimize maintenance.
Scope of the work includes Supply of 9800 MT 60E1 (UIC-60), 1080 Grade Head Hardened (HH) Rails as per IRS T-12-2009 for Line-4 [Bhakti Park – Kasavadavali] and extension corridor [Kasaravadavli – Gaimukh] of Mumbai Metro Rail Project of MMRDA.
Estimated Cost of the project is Rs 80.46 Crores while the deadline for the work is 15 months.

Pre-bid Meeting will be held on 03.11.2020 while the Bid Opening Date is 07.12.2020. JSPL is currently the only Indian rail manufacturer capable of producing these special tracks.

Four Firms submit bids for Construction of Underground Line of Surat Metro

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AHMEDABAD (Metro Rail News): Four firms have submitted 6 tenders (bids) to build 2 underground (tunnel & station work) packages CS2 and CS3 of the 40.35 km Surat Metro Phase 1 project, after the Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) opened technical bids to reveal the bidders.
These civil packages with twin tunnels between Chowk Bazar and Kapodra, in the core of the city, on the 21.61 km Line-1 (Sarthana – Dream City) are 3.46 km and 3.56 km long, and each comprises of 3 cut & cover stations with some Box Pushing and New Austrian Tunneling Method (NATM) work for station connectivity.
GMRC had invited tenders (bids) for both packages in July 2020 with estimates of Rs 929.46 and Rs 942.16 crore respectively and expects the assigned contractor(s) to complete all civil work in 40 months after the contracts are awarded.
The firms which have submitted the bids are Afcons Infrastructure Ltd, Larsen & Toubro Ltd, Gulermak – Sam India Builtwell JV and J Kumar Infraprojects Ltd.
Scope of CS2 includes Design, construction and completion of Underground stations and tunnel including Finishes from Kapodra Ramp to Surat Railway station from chainage 3700m to chainage 7160.6m, comprising twin bored underground tunnel between northern ramp and Surat Railway Metro station, all cut and a cover portion including Three underground stations viz. Kapodra, Labheshwar Chowk and Central Warehouse with entry/exits & connecting subway by Box pushing method and a portion of NATM and Launching and receiving chambers of TBM for Surat Metro Rail Project, Phase-I.

Scope of CS3 includes Design, construction and completion of Underground stations and tunnel including Finishes from Surat Railway station To Chowk Bazar Ramp from chainage 7160.6m to chainage 10720m, comprising twin bored underground tunnel between Surat Railway station and south ramp, all cut and a cover portion including Three underground stations viz. Chowk bazaar, Maskati Hospital and Surat Railway Station with entry/exits & connecting subway by Box pushing method and a portion of NATM and Launching and receiving chambers of TBM for Surat Metro Rail Project, Phase-I.

No covid constraints for KMRL’s construction

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No covid constraints for KMRL’s construction

KOCHI (Metro Rail News): Kochi Metro Rail Limited has completed the piling works of the viaduct from Petta to SN Junction, the Phase 1 A of Kochi Metro. A total of 259 viaduct piles are completed and piling for the SN Junction Metro Station is also completed.
“Kochi Metro MD Alkesh Kumar Sharma IAS inspected the worksite. He also inspected the ongoing construction work at Panamkutty Bridge. He reviewed the progress and urged the contractor to speed up the work. Top officials of KMRL also accompanied him during the site inspection”, the KMRL said in a statement. 

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Mr. Sharma during the visit.


The Phase I (A) Extension of Kochi Metro consists of two Stretches, first from Petta to SN Junction including 2 Stations viz Vadakkekotta and SN Junction & Panamkutty Bridge to be constructed at a cost of Rs.299.87 crores. 
Phase 1(B) extension from Sn Junction to Thripunithura includes one station of Thrippunithura Terminal (Phase IB) with a cost of Rs 162.98 crores. The tender for the stretch from SN Junction to Thrippunithura Terminal was called on May 18, 2020. The tender was opened on July 14, 2020, and successfully awarded to M/s KEC – VNC JV within the shortest period of 20 days. The work commenced on September 25, 2020. KMRL has completed seven Piles in the stretch so far.  
The construction of Panamkutty bridge is also progressing fast. As part of its Preparatory works in line with Phase I Extension from Petta to Thrippunithura, KMRL is constructing an additional two-lane Bridge with a footpath which will make the stretch into Four-lane corridor (two bridges) once completed. The bridge consists of 5 spans. The total length including approach road is 250m in which around 70m is across Poorna River. Approximate Cost of Construction – 17.2 Cr and the expected completion date is December 2020. 

DMRC Phase 4’s First U-Girder Erected On The Janakpuri West – R.K Ashram Marg Corridor

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DMRC Phase 4’s First U-Girder Erected On The Janakpuri West – R.K Ashram Marg Corridor

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) today achieved yet another major milestone in its Phase 4 work by erecting the first-ever U-Girder of Phase 4 on the Janakpuri West – R.K Ashram Marg corridor.
The U-Girder, an important component of the elevated viaducts constructed for Metro corridors, was erected near the Kali Mata Temple between the upcoming Pushpanjali and Deepali Chowk Metro stations along the Outer Ring Road.

This is a standard span with twin U-Girders of 28 metres length each in one span and the total weight of one U-Girder is approximately 160 MT. This is a major milestone for DMRC, as, despite several constraints due to the ongoing pandemic, this important component of the construction work could be started. The casting of the U-Girders was started at the designated casting yard in Mundka in June earlier this year.

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The U-Girder being erected.



Metro projects across the world are extensively using U-Girders, which saves time in construction besides ensuring better quality. After casting, these girders are brought to the site and launched with the help of high capacity cranes/ launchers. A total of 780 such U-Girders are planned to be erected in this contract.


U-Girders are precast pre-tensioned, U-shaped girders on which track laying can be done immediately. The casting work of these U-Girders also requires meticulous precision and planning. Absolute care has to be taken regarding the maintenance of all measurements and technical parameters during the casting process.

The 28.92 km long Janakpuri West – R.K Ashram Marg corridor is an extension of Magenta Line and will come up with 22 stations. Construction work on this particular section had started in December last year.

“Despite issues such as unavailability of the adequate labour force, DMRC is moving ahead with the construction work of all the three corridors approved so far as part of Delhi Metro’s Phase 4. Under this phase, 65.10 kilometres of new Metro lines shall be constructed across three different corridors comprising of 46 Metro stations. These new sections shall provide interconnectivity among the already operational sections of Delhi Metro”, the DMRC said in a statement. 

Afcons infra bags Contract Worth Rs 1011 Cr Under Package C1 of the Ahmedabad Metro

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Afcons infra bags Contract Worth Rs 1011 Cr Under Package C1 of the Ahmedabad Metro

Ahmedabad (Metro Rail News): AFCONS Infrastructure Limited – A Shapoorji Pallonji Group Company has emerged as the lowest bidder for Package C1 of the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project. The financial bids after the Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Ltd also known as GMRC opened the financial bids today.
Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. had invited tenders from eligible firms on January 20, 2020. After the evaluation of technical bids, the Financial bids were opened today in which Afcons emerged as the winner. The estimated cost of the bid was Rs 1017.31 Crores with a work period of 30 months (2 years 6 months).

Key Tender Details

TENDER NOTIFICATION No: GMRC/CONS/VDCT+STNS/PKG-C1/PH-2/2020
Tender Opening Date – 10/01/2020
Financial Bid Values
Afcons – Rs 1011.59 Crores
G.R. Infra – Rs 1086.71 Crores
ITD – Rs 1052.30 Crores
L&T – Rs 1057.24 Crores
J. Kumar – Rs 1134.29 Crores

Scope of work

Scope of the work includes Construction of 8.124 km elevated viaducts and 8 stations from Ch. 17343.443m to 25467.443m along with 5.420 km elevated viaducts and 3 stations from GNLU to GIFT City and 0.815
km elevated viaducts and additional platform at Koteshwar Road station for Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II from Motera to Mahatma Mandir and GNLU to GIFT City (excl. E&M,
Architectural, finishing and roofing) under Package – C1 of the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project.

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Gets Another Big Tender Worth 7289 Crores in India’s First Bullet Train Project

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Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Gets Another Big Tender Worth 7289 Crores in India’s First Bullet Train Project

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has again emerged as the lowest bidder in another tender floated by NHSRCL for constructing the 87.569 km long section of the project under Package C6 of the Mumbai – Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR Bullet Train) project after the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. (NHSRCL) opened financial bids submitted by 3 infrastructure firms.
Package C6 from chainage 401.898 to 489.467 is the third-longest package of the entire line and connects Vadodara with Ahmedabad through one station and a minor depot at Anand-Nadiad. NHSRCL had invited tenders (bids) for its construction which is being funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), on August 1, 2019. Technical bids were opened on September 25 which revealed 3 bidders. The period of the work is 1,370 days.

Financial Bid Values


Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (L&T) – Rs 7,289 Crores

Tata Projects Ltd. – J Kumar Infraprojects Ltd. – NCC Ltd. JV – Rs 9837.89 Crores

Afcons Infrastructure Ltd. – Ircon International Ltd. – JMC Projects India Ltd. JV – Rs 12,697.08 Crores

The Scope of the work includes Design and Construction of Civil and Building Works including Testing and Commissioning on Design Build Lump Sum Price Basis for Double Line High Speed Railway involving Viaduct & Bridges, Crossing Bridges, Maintenance Depot and Station (Anand/Nadiad), between Vadodara (MAHSR Km. 401.898) and Ahmedabad (MAHSR Km. 489.467), excluding Works for 01 No. PSC Bridge and 04 No. Steel Truss Bridges, in of Gujarat for the Project for Construction of Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor.

BMRCL Cancels Jobs 18 Months after It Published Marks List

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BMRCL Cancels Jobs 18 Months after It Published Marks List

BENGALURU (Metro Rail News): The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) on Friday announced that it was cancelling recruitment to 174 posts for which exams had been conducted, and the marks list published nearly 18 months ago. In all, 39,330 aspirants had applied for these posts, and a section of them is now planning to take BMRCL to court over the issue. The posts advertised were that of 21 Junior Engineers, 19 Section Engineers and 134 maintainers.

On Friday morning, a note was posted on the BMRCL website under its Career section: “Due to administrative reasons, the recruitment to the above said posts in BMRCL stands cancelled. Examination fees paid by those applicants who have appeared for the qualification examination will be refunded.” The desire to bag a government job had made a huge number of aspirants respond to the job notification on January 2, 2019.
The marks list for three exams conducted by the Karnataka Examination Authority.
was made public on its website on May 31, 2019. There was no news after that, and aspirants had been repeatedly interacting with BMRCL officials and others to know when they would be recruited. 

YFC Projects Wins Sarita Vihar Depot & Ramp Work of Delhi Metro

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YFC Projects Wins Sarita Vihar Depot & Ramp Work of Delhi Metro

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): YFC Projects Pvt. Ltd. last week emerged as the lowest bidder to construct a new cut & cover ramp and remodel Sarita Vihar Depot (Package DC-26) on Delhi Metro’s 46.63 km Violet Line (Kashmere Gate – Raja Nahar Singh in Ballabhgarh) after the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) opened financial bids submitted by different infrastructure companies.
This work is part of the DMRC’s strategic plan to repurpose Sarita Vihar Depot for stabling and maintaining trains on the Phase 4 project‘s upcoming 20.201 km Silver Line which will connect Aerocity – Tughlakabad line in the future.
DMRC invited bids for Sarita Vihar Depot’s reconstruction in July with an estimated cost of Rs. 59.11 crore and expect the assigned contractor to complete all work within 730 days. Technical bids were opened in August which revealed 3 bidders and during technical bid evaluation, Vaibhav Construction’s bid was disqualified.


Financial Bid Values:


YFC Projects Pvt. Ltd. – Rs. 52.41 Crores

Dharamraj Contracts India Pvt. Ltd. – Rs. 59.84 Crores


The Scope of the work includes to Provide for maintenance facilities for the Vehicles on upcoming Tughlakhabad – Aerocity Corridor and Lajpat Nagar – Saket G Block Corridor and expansion of Depot cum workshop at Sarita Vihar. The civil work including Depot development works is to be undertaken in this contract consists of the construction of Ramp, Demolition and restoration of Blower Room, Civil works for Shifting of ETP, Road Works, Railing Works etc. including all the Design of temporary works to be undertaken by a designer under the arrangement of the contractor.

Four Firms Participate in Chennai Metro Phase 2 Tunnel Works

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Four Firms Participate in Chennai Metro Phase 2 Tunnel Works

CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) yesterday opened technical bids for constructing around 42 km long tunnels works. Four out of Eight firms have qualified for the Chennai Metro’s new 45.81 km Line-3 (Madhavaram – SIPCOT) after evaluation of technical bids.
These tunnels on the Line-3’s 26.7 km underground section in the 118.9 km Phase 2 project will be built as part of a 52.01 km prioritized sub-project which will first see the development of Line-3 between Madhavaram – Sholinganallur and Line-5 between Madhavaram – CMBT.
CMRL had invited tenders for both packages in January 2020 with estimates of approximately Rs 1800 crore and 2500 crore according to news reports with a deadline of 1460 days to finish all civil works.
Gulermak Agir Sanayi Insaat ve Taahhut A.S.(Gulermak), Larsen and Toubro Limited (L&T), Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co (Singapore) Pte Ltd and Tata Projects Ltd. (TPL) are participating in the bid process.

Scope of the work for TU01 includes Construction of approximately 9 km twin bored tunnels (total = 18 km) from the TBM Retrieval Shaft near Venugopal Nagar (of Line-5) to Kellys Station, and the construction of diaphragm walls, entry/exit structures of Madhavaram Milk Colony Station, Murari Hospital Station, Ayanavaram Station and Purasaiwakkam High Road Station, including launching and retrieval shafts at the above stations.

Scope of works under TU02 includes Construction of approximately 12 km twin bored tunnels from Kellys Station to Taramani Road Junction and the construction of diaphragm walls, entry/exit structures of Chetpet station, Royapettah Government Hospital Station, Thiruvanmiyu Station, and part diaphragm wall of Greenways Road Station, including launching and retrieval shafts at the above stations.

Kochi Metro Slashes Parking Charges for Commuters

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Kochi Metro Slashes Parking Charges for Commuters

KOCHI (Metro Rail News): Kochi Metro Rail Limited has slashed parking rates for its commutters. Kochi Metro’s commuters can now enjoy upto 50% discount on parking charges for both cars & two wheelers.KMRL has also introduced 12 hour and 24 hour slabs for cars and two wheelers with additional discounts. For the daily commuters of Kochi Metro, KMRL has introduced monthly passes from 1st November 2020. For cars the monthly pass is Rs 1000 while it is Rs 380 for bikes. Users can park their vehicles for upto 10 hours a day.  
“We monitored the commuter behaviour for a month before slashing the rates. We have received a lot of suggestions and few complaints from our commuters with regard to the parking fee. The new rates will help our commuters to travel regularly. ” said Alkesh Kumar Sharma IAS. 
“The new rates will be valid from Nov 01, 2020 (Sunday). The new rates for cars at the metro station parking will be Rs 20 for first two hours and Rs 5 (Rs 10 earlier) every additional hour. A commuter will have to pay Rs 60 to park a car for 12 hours and Rs 100 for an entire day (24 hours)”, KMRL said in a statement. 
“For bike users, the parking fee is Rs 10 for first two hours and Rs 2 (Rs 5 earlier) per additional hour. For keeping the bike for 12 hours the fee is Rs 25 and for an entire day (24 hours) the fee is Rs 40”, it added.

RPF Personnel Saves Woman who fell from a Moving Train

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RPF Personnel Saves Woman who fell from a Moving Train

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): With help of a Railway Police Officer’s (RPF) a fatal accident where death could be inevitable was avoided at a railway station in Mumbai. The whole incident was caught from CCTV footage recovered from the platform. The alert RPF constable saved a woman from possibly being killed (or harmed) under a train after she fell while trying to board a moving train.

The accident happened at Ghatkopar railway station, a busy spot for local trains with heavy foot traffic on the platforms, on Wednesday, October 28. The CCTV footage shows the harrowing the accident, where a woman can be seen darting through the crowded platform, eager to get reach the train which can be seen slowly accelerating. She jumps forward, hoping to enter through the wide-open doorway, but she collides with the iron rod in the middle of the open door. The impact is severe as she ricochets off the train and onto the platform. Soon, due to the inertia, she almost slips towards the edge of the platform. She would have slipped under the train if it weren’t for the vigilant RPF constable who can be seen rushing to her aid and pulling her away from the moving train.

If he was a little late in reaching, the woman would have gone under the local train bogie. The constable saved her from a fatal fate of getting crushed under the speeding train. Their identities are not known as of now. This is not the first time an RPF officer saved someone’s life from a speeding train in Mumbai. In February of 2019, RPF personnel, Praveen Kumar saved a woman’s life at the Malad railway station. The woman had fallen from the train and was being dragged away on the tracks. Kumar received many praises for his alertness and heroic act.

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