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T R A F F I C R E G U L A T I O N S

No. : TP/39 Dated: 31.10.2018

Whereas it is necessary for preventing danger, obstruction or inconvenience to the public to regulate traffic of all kinds on the 6th November, 2018 the Day and on 7th, 8th & 9th November, 2018 days of Immersion, I, Rajeev Kumar, Commissioner of Police, , in exercise of the powers vested in me under Section 115, 117, 122 & 126 M V Act. 1988 and Section 62, 62(1b) of Calcutta Police Act. / 39, 39(1b) of Calcutta Suburban Police Act read with Rule No. 85, 86, 87, 88 & 93 of Rules for the Regulations of Traffic in Calcutta and Suburbs and under sub- sec.(1) of Section 4 of West Traffic Regulation Act, 1965 (W B Act XV of 1965) read with Govt. of Home (Transport) Department Order No.7605-WT dated the 20th July, 1965, and Govt. of West Bengal Transport Department Notification No. 3363-WT/3M-34/99, dt. the 29th April, 1999, do hereby order that all classes of vehicles and all kinds of traffic including pedestrian traffic for the city of Kolkata shall be regulated in the manner prescribed below.

These additional regulations shall remain in force during the days and the hours specified in the order. All previous orders issued in respect of the areas and the roads, streets and thoroughfares or portions thereof, which are repugnant to that mentioned below, shall remain suspended during the period.

(I) Movement of all types of Goods Vehicles not connected with carrying of Idol and immersion processions, shall be prohibited on all the roads and thoroughfares within the city as follows -

From 16.00 hrs. on 06.11.2018 to 04.00 hrs. on 07.11.2018. From 16.00 hrs. on 07.11.2018 to 04.00 hrs. on 08.11.2018. From 16.00 hrs. on 08.11.2018 to 04.00 hrs. on 09.11.2018. From 16.00 hrs. on 09.11.2018 to 04.00 hrs. on 10.11.2018.

There will be no restrictions on the movement of all types of vehicles, connected with immersion processions, throughout the day within the city on 07.11.2018, 08.11.2018 and 09.11.2018, except goods vehicles carrying Idol in and around Victoria Memorial Hall, i.e. portion of AJC Bose Road between D L Khan Road to Cathedral Road, Hospital Road, Queensway, Cathedral Road, Casuarina Avenue, Lovers Lane, etc.

* However Goods Vehicle along Vidyasagar Setu and its ramps, Khidderpore Road, Taratala Road, Circular Garden Reach Road, Garden Reach Road, Hide Road, Coal Berth Road, Remount Road, all other feeder roads connecting these major roads and Western part of Kolkata including Kolkata Dock and Port System shall be allowed to ply from the time of withdrawal of Goods Vehicle restriction till subsequent implementation on 06.11.2018, 07.11.2018, 08.11.2018 and 09.11.2018.

Note : However the roads will remain open for all types of Light Commercial / Goods Vehicles from 12.00 hrs to 16.00 hrs on the days.

(II) The following roads shall be closed to all vehicular traffic from 16.00 hrs. on 06.11.2018 to 04.00 hrs. on 07.11.2018, except for property line vehicles, or as and when considered necessary by the police on duty.

1) Bankim Chatterjee Street. 2) Shyama Charan Dey Street. 3) Tollygunge Road between Chandra Mondal Lane and Rash Behari Avenue. 4) S.N.Banerjee Road between Rani Rashmoni Road and R.A.Kidwai Road may be closed to vehicular traffic, if considered necessary by the police on duty. Vehicles coming along S.N.Banerjee Road will be diverted from R.A.Kidwai Road towards N.C.Street, Ganesh Chandra Avenue, C.R. Avenue to destination. 5) R.B. Avenue and Chetla Central Road between Sadananda Road and Peary Mohan Roy Road, as and when considered necessary by the police on duty. 6) Raja Ram Mohan Roy Sarani between and M.G. Road, as and when considered necessary. 7) Bhim Ghosh Lane between Bidhan Sarani and Hari Ghosh Street. 8) Keshab Ch. Sen Street between APC Roy Road and Bidhan Sarani.

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9) Northern channel of Southern Avenue in front of Karunamoyee Kali Mandir, as and when considered necessary. 10) / Bidhan Sarani between M G Road and Vivekananda Road as and when considered necessary. 11) Mudiali Road in between Paharpur Road and Garden Reach Road as and when considered necessary. 12) Lenin Road 13) Tollygunge Road between Chandra Mondal Lane and . 14) Ram Mohan Sarani from M G Road to B B Ganguly Street crossing.

(III) The vehicular traffic on the following thoroughfares shall be regulated from 16.00 hrs. on 06.11.2018 to 04.00 hrs. on 07.11.2018 in the manner indicated against each, or as and when considered necessary by the police on duty :

1) Jadulal Mullick Road and Baishnab Seth Street from north to south. 2) Kailash Bose Street from east to west. 3) Sahanagar Road from west to east, between Pratapaditya Road and Tollygunge Road. Vehicles along Tollygunge Road from Pratapaditya Place and Gopal Banerjee Lane shall be allowed to take right turn towards Sahanagar Road. 4) Buses of route no. 17A shall be routed along Rash Behari Avenue - S. P. Mukherjee Road - Hazra Road for both up and down journeys, as and when considered necessary. 5) Buses shall be diverted from the crossing of College Street/M G Road or Raja Ram Mohan Roy Sarani/M.G.Road via M.G. Road - A P C Roy Road - Vivekananda Road and thence along usual route for both up and down journeys, as and when considered necessary. 6) Both bound Mini Buses of Banamali Naskar Road i.e. Parnashree and Rabindra Nagar Mini shall be diverted through Taratala Road, State Garage, Upen Banerjee Road. 7) West Bound Buses of Route No. S-31, SD-4/1, 21 and Silpara to Sealdah Mini Bus may be diverted through Biren Roy Road East. 8) Vehicular traffic along Strand Road (North) will be diverted from eastern end of Howrah Bridge to avail Brabourne Road Flyover.

(IV) No vehicles shall park, embark or disembark any person or load or unload on the roads between 16.00 hours on 06.11.2018 to 04.00 hours on 07.11.2018 as specified below :

1) On both sides along College Street from B.B. Ganguly Street to Keshab Ch. Sen Street and Bidhan Sarani from Keshab Ch. Sen Street to Sankar Ghosh Lane. 2) On the southern side of K.K.Tagore Street between Rabindra Sarani and Jadulal Mullick Road. 3) There shall be no BUS or TRAM STOP on College Street between Keshab Ch. Sen Street and Surya Sen Street. 4) On both sides of S.N.Banerjee Road. 5) and Raja S C Mullick Road. 6) Banamali Naskar Road (entire) 7) Upen Banerjee Road 8) Biren Roy Road (West). 9) Pathak Para Road 10) Arya Samity Road 11) Siddhinath Chatterjee Road 12) Santoshpur Avenue 13) Raja S C Mullick Road, entire in between NSC Bose Road and Baghajatin Station Road. 14) D H Road from Chowrasta to Poilan Gate. 15) James Long Sarani, entire 16) M L Gupta Road, entire 17) Santosh Roy Road, Station Road, Bakrahat Road 18) E M Bye Pass from P A Shah Connector to Garia Station Road crossing 19) Garfa Main Road from Sukanta Setu to P A Shah Road connector 20) Mukundapur Main Road from E M Bye Pass to Mukundapur Bus Stand 21) Service Road in between Hiland Park and Ajoynagar crossing 22) Santoshpur Avenue from Ajoynagar crossing to Western Slope of Sukanta Setu. 23) N S C Bose Road (entire). 24) Baishnabghata Patuli Connector from E.M. Bypass to Satyajit Ray Park

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(V) For the safety and convenience of the pilgrims, special traffic arrangements will be made around Kali Temple from 05.00 hours to 11.00 hours and again from 17.00 hours on 06.11.2018 till 04.00 hrs on 07.11.2018.

1) The areas bounded by the under mentioned roads shall be closed to all wheeled traffic.

a) Kalighat Road - On the West. b) Rash Behari Avenue - On the South. c) Sadananda Road - On the East. d) Hazra Road - On the North.

2) Kali Temple Road between Haldarpara Rd and Kalighat Road shall be closed to vehicular traffic. 3) No loading, unloading or parking shall be allowed on Kalighat Road. 4) Vehicles shall not park on Kalighat Road, except the authorized parking zone.

(VI) Visitors of important puja pandals may be allowed to park their cars at the following places from 16.00 hrs. on 06.11.2018 to 04.00 hrs. on 07.11.2018, or as and when considered necessary by the police on duty :

1) On Manicktala Street, Duff Street - parallel to kerb, single line, one side. 2) On about 100 metres south of its junction with Vivekananda Road on either side, parallel to kerb. (as and when considered necessary) 3) On Colootala St. between College Street and C.R. Avenue, on southern side, parallel to kerb. 4) On Kali Temple Road, only at the authorized parking zones. 5) Sadananda Road and Pratapaditya Road, according to the direction of traffic police on duty. 6) On Prince Gulam Md. Shah Road, both flanks, 100 Mtrs (S) of Lords crossing (i.e. Prince Gulam Md. Shah Road and Prince Hossain Shah Road crossing). 7) On D H Road Industrial Estate. 8) On Baishnabghata-Patuli Connector, southern side from its crossing with H-Block upto Baroda Avenue crossing. 9) On Karunamoyee Ghat Road (western flank) 10) Lane, Bye-Lane adjacent to NSC Bose Road and Chandi Ghosh Road 11) On Bidhan Sarani western side leaving 50 meters from Bechu Chatterjee Street and Bidhan Sarani crossing.

(VII) On Kali Puja Immersion Days i.e. on 07.11.2018, 08.11.2018 and 09.11.2018 all vehicular traffic, not connected with puja immersion processions, shall be diverted from 16.00 hrs. till completion of immersions on the following thoroughfares, except for property line vehicles, or as and when considered necessary by the police on duty :

1) Beadon Street. 2) Nimtala Ghat Street. 3) Sovabazar Street. 4) Strand Road between K.K.Tagore Street and Nimtala Ghat Street. 5) Maharshi Debendra Road from Nimtala Ghat Street to Sovabazar Street. 6) Bidhan Sarani and College Street from Shyambazar 5-point crossing to M. G. Road. 7) Rabindra Sarani between K.K.Tagore Street and Galiff Street. 8) Strand Road and St. Georges Gate Road from A J C Bose Road to Kiran Sankar Roy Road. 9) Paharpur Road from Mudiali Road upto Garden Reach Road and Paharpur Road crossing (Kachi Sarak More). 10) Balaram Bose Ghat Street. 11) Kalighat Road, west of Harish Mukherjee Road. 12) Charan Banerjee Street. 13) Kali Prasanna Sinha Road. 14) Ratan Ghat Road. 15) Strand Bank Road between Durgacharan Banerjee Street and Cross Road (V) 16) Khagendra Chatterjee Road. 17) Kings way and Clyde Row 18) Commisariate Road. 19) Gosthapal Sarani. 21) Kshudiram Bose Road.

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22) To avoid congestion on Strand Road on the approach of Gwalior Ghat etc., portion of Strand Road and St. Georges Gate Road between Gosthapal Sarani and AJC Bose Road shall remain `One Way' from north to south. To approach Gwalior Ghat etc. vehicles carrying Idol which proceed along AJC Bose Road would be diverted via Khidderpore Road - Red Road - R.R. Avenue - Gosthapal Sarani - Strand Road for destination. 23) Vehicles carrying Idol, which will be coming from Belvedere Road and/or D L Khan Road, will be diverted to proceed along A J C Bose Road towards west, Hastings crossing, Khidderpore Road and onwards. 24) Both bound Mini Buses of Banamali Naskar Road i.e. Parnashree and Rabindra Nagar Mini shall be diverted through Taratala Road, State Garage, Upen Banerjee Road. 25) Mudiali Road from Paharpur Road to Garden Reach Road crossing 26) Garden Reach Road between Akra Road to Bichali Ghat Road crossing 27) Dr. A K Road between 12 No. Bus Stand to Jelia Para Road 28) Jelia Para Road between Satghara More to Bagdi Para 29) D P Sashmal Road, NSC Bose Road and Chandi Ghosh Road 30) Jheel Road from Garfa Main Road to VIvekananda Road crossing. 31) Chanchal Sarani. 32) Baishnabghata Patuli Connector East from E.M. Bypass. 33) Neel Pukur near Santoshpur Avenue. 34) Baishnab Ghata Patuli Connector (Eastern Side). 35) Aurobindo Sarani between J M Avenue and Rabindra Sarani. 36) Vivekananda Road between and APC Road. 37) Durgacharan Banerjee Road. 38) Ahiritola Street between Maharshi Debendra Road and B K Pal Avenue. 39) Lenin Road. 40) Raipur Road (East) from Ranikuthi crossing to G D Birla School crossing.

(VIII) No vehicles shall park on the following roads from 16.00 hrs. till immersion processions are over on 07.11.2018, 08.11.2018 and 09.11.2018 :

1) Beadon Street. 2) Rabindra Sarani between Gray Street and Ramesh Dutta Street. 3) Nimtala Ghat Street. 4) Strand Bank Road between Jagannath Ghat Road and Sovabazar Street. 5) Maharshi Debendra Road between Nimtala Ghat Street and Ahiritala Street. 6) Sovabazar Street. 7) Strand Bank Road from Katgola to Kashi Mitra Ghat. 8) Harish Mukherjee Road between AJC Bose Road and S N Pandit Street. 9) Hazra Road from S. P. Mukherjee Road to Kalighat Bridge. 10) Suburban School Road 11) Kalighat Road. 12) S. N. Banerjee Road. 13) Gosthapal Sarani. 14) Amherst Street. 15) Strand Road (Eastern side) from Gosthapal Sarani to Takta Ghat. 16) Tram Cars shall be restricted both bound on Bidhan Sarani. 17) Prince Anwar Shah Road and Raja S C Mullick Road. 18) Raja S C Mullick Road, entire in between NSC Bose Road and Baghajatin Station Road. 19) N S C Bose Road (entire). 20) Chandi Ghosh Road (entire) 21) Babu Ram Ghosh Road (entire) 22) Raipur Road (East) from Ranikuthi crossing to Baghajatin crossing. 23) B P Connection from E M Bypass to Satyajit Ray Park. 24) Jheel Road from Garfa Main Road to Vivekananda Road.

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(IX) ROUTE TO IMMERSION GHATS ON 07.11.2018, 08.11.2018 AND 09.11.2018 WILL BE AS FOLLOWS :

1) Keoratala Burning Ghat on Adi Ganga on the southern side of Hazra Road shall be as follows :- Rash Behari Avenue - Kalighat Road and Tollygunge Road. 2) Route to Ghat on Adi Ganga on the northern side of Hazra Road will be as follows:- Hazra Road - Harish Mukherjee Road - Balaram Bose Ghat Road and Harish Chatterjee Street and go out through Harish Chatterjee Street and Hazra Road. 3) Processions with Idol for immersion at Babu Ghat shall avail R R Avenue – Kingsway - Strand Road and after immersion these vehicles will avail Auckland Road - R R Avenue - Esplanade Row East, etc. 4) Processions with Idol shall proceed to the south moorings from Gosthapal Sarani then along Strand Road. After immersions, the vehicles will leave through Strand Road - St Georges Gate Road since St. Georges Gate Road and Strand Road shall be 'One Way' from north to south. No vehicular traffic shall be allowed entry to St. Georges Gate Road from AJC Bose Road and Khidderpore Road. 5) Vehicles carrying Idol, after immersion, shall proceed along Strand Road from south to north between Gosthapal Sarani and Kshudiram Bose Road. No vehicular traffic shall be allowed towards south along Strand Road from Kshudiram Bose Road crossing. 6) Immersion processions coming to the southern side of Nimtala Ghat shall go out via Strand Bank Road towards south. Those going to other Ghats, north of Nimtala Ghat, shall go out via Sovabazar Street. 7) Bondel Gate Flyover via Picnic Garden Road or C N Roy Road towards VIP Nagar Road 8) Immersion processions for Rani Dighi and Layalka Pond shall enter through Raipur Road (East) and for Poddar Nagar pond shall enter through P A Shah Road. 9) Immersion processions shall avail D H Road - Banamali Naskar Road to Immersion ghats and exit through State Garage, Taratala Road. 10) Immersion procession for (i) Vivek Nagar Jheel shall enter through Garfa Main Road, (ii) Chanchal Sarani Pond shall enter through Santoshpur Avenue, (iii) Patuli Pond shall enter through Dhalai Bridge side along E M Bye Pass and through Patuli Connector side and (iv) Mukundapur Pond shall enter E M Bye Pass and from Mukundapur Road side. 11) A) Onward Journey to Daighat - i) Procession coming from North will avail Strand Road – Commissariat Road – Clyde Row – Napier Road – G R Road – Right Turn – immersion Ghat. ii) Procession coming from South will avail D H Road – Right Turn – CGR Road – Hastings crossing – Left Turn – St. Georges Gate Road – Left Turn – Clyde Row – Napier Road – Right Turn – immersion Ghat. iii) Procession coming from East will avail AJC Bose Road – Hastings crossing – St. Georges Gate Road – Left Turn – Clyde Row – Napier Road – Right Turn – immersion Ghat. B) Return route from Dai Ghat - Dai Ghat – Right Turn – Garden Reach Road – Satya Doctor Road – thence to CGR Road for their onward journey. 12) Procession coming from South Kolkata towards Hazra crossing may avail (i) SPM Road - ATM Road - Road - J L Nehru Road – Mayo Road – Kingsway, (ii) Red Road – Netaji Statue – Kingsway. 13) Procession coming from North / East Kolkata may avail C R Avenue / S N Banerjee Road - R R Avenue - Kingsway. 14) Procession coming from East Kolkata may avail AJC Bose Road - Exide crossing – Right Turn – J L Nehru Road – Mayo Road – R R Avenue – Kingsway. 15) Procession coming from South Kolkata towards Lalbati crossing may avail Alipore Road – Belvedere Road – AJC Bose Road – Hastings crossing – K P Road – J & N Island – Red Road – R R Avenue – Kingsway. 16) Procession coming from South Kolkata along Gopal Nagar Road may avail Judges Court Road - Hastings Park Road – Belvedere Road – AJC Bose Road – Hastings crossing – K P Road – J & N Island – Red Road – R R Avenue – Kingsway. 17) Procession coming from North Kolkata may avail (i) J M Avenue, Madan Mohan Tola Street - Rabindra Sarani - D C Banerjee Street - Strand Bank Road, (ii) J M Avenue - B K Pal Avenue - Nimtala Ghat Street- Maharshi Debendra Road - Ahiritola Street - Strand Bank Road.

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18) Procession coming from East/Central Kolkata may avail (i) C R Avenue - J M Avenue, Beadon Street - Nimtala Ghat Street - Strand Bank Road, (ii) C R Avenue - J L Nehru Road - R R Avenue - Kingsway. 19) Procession coming along Brabourne Road may avail Brabourne Road – India Exchange Place – New CIT Road – C R Avenue - J L Nehru Road - R R Avenue - Kingsway. 20) Procession coming from North Kolkata may avail (i) Manicktala Main Road - Beadon Street, (ii) Ultadanga Main Road - Aurobinda Sarani - via Hatibagan crossing. 21) Rash Behari Connector – Rash Behari Avenue – – AJC Bose Road for the procession coming from East. 22) – Gariahat crossing – Rash Behari Avenue – Sarat Bose Road – AJC Bose Road for the procession coming from North. 23) Gariahat Road (South) – Golpark – Gariahat crossing - Rash Behari Avenue – Sarat Bose Road – AJC Bose Road for the procession coming from South. 24) Procession coming from R G Kar, Belgachia and Shyambazar area may avail Bhupen Bose Avenue – Girish Avenue – Bagbazar Street or from Shyambazar 5-point – Right Turn – Bidhan Sarani – Bagbazar Street to proceed Bagbazar Ghat or Mayer Ghat.

(X) Vehicular traffic on the following thoroughfares shall be regulated from 16.00 hrs. till the completion of immersion on 07.11.2018, 08.11.2018 and 09.11.2018 in the manner indicated against each as mentioned below :

1) Balaram Bose Ghat Road shall be `One Way' from east to west (No Entry from Harish Chatterjee Street ). 2) Suhasini Ganguly Sarani shall be ‘One Way’ from east to west between Harish Mukherjee Road and Harish Chatterjee Street. 3) Harish Chatterjee Street shall be `One Way' from north to south. 4) Kshudiram Bose Road shall be `One Way' from west to east. 5) R.R. Avenue between J. L. Nehru Road and Govt. Place East shall be `One Way' from east to west, if necessary. 6) Processions returning after immersion shall proceed along Strand Road - St. Georges Gate Road or Kshudiram Bose Road – R R Avenue - Govt. Place East - Esplanade Row East - Lenin Sarani. 7) Strand Road and St. Georges Gate Road between Gosthapal Sarani and Khidderpore Road shall be `One Way' from north to south. 8) Sovabazar Street shall be `One Way' from west to east. 9) Beadon Street shall be `One Way' from east to west. 10) Nimtala Ghat Street shall be `One Way' from east to west. 11) Durga Charan Banerjee Street shall be `One Way' from east to west. 12) Strand Bank Road from Nimtala Ghat Street to Sovabazar Street shall be `One Way' from south to north and between Sutanuti Out Post and Sovabazar Street shall be one way from North to South. 13) Ratan Babu Ghat Road shall be `One Way' from east to west. 14) Pramanik Ghat Road shall be `One Way' from west to east. 15) Cross Road 5 (Continuation of K.K.Tagore Street between Strand Road and Strand Bank Road) shall be `One Way' from west to east. 16) Jagannath Ghat Road shall be `One Way' from east to west. 17) Kali Prasanna Sinha Road shall be `One Way' from west to east. 18) Gun Foundry Road between Strand Bank Road and Cossipore Road shall be `One Way' from east to west. 19) Gosthapal Sarani shall be `One Way' from east to west. 20) Tram Cars and Buses on Strand Road, Bidhan Sarani, College Street, Amherst Street may be suspended as and when necessary according to the direction of police on duty. (OC TCR will keep co-ordinate with CTC Control). 21) North and south bound buses along Bidhan Sarani shall be diverted via Vivekananda Road and APC Roy Road to the respective terminus according to the direction of police on duty. 22) Up and down journeys of the buses of route no. 15 shall be diverted along Strand Road, M.G. Road, C R Avenue, J M Avenue / Grey Street extension and further onwards. 23) Strand Road (North) between Nimtola Ghat Street and K K Tagore Street shall be one way from North to South.

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(XI) No immersion procession will be allowed to move at the following roads on 07.11.2018, 08.11.2018 and 09.11.2018.

1) AJC Bose Road in between D L Khan Road to Harish Mukherjee Road. 2) Hospital Road 3) Queens Way 4) Casurina Avenue 5) Park Street 6) 7) AJC Bose Flyover and MAA Flyover 8) Harish Mukherjee Road in between S N Pandit Street and AJC Bose Road 9) Elgin Road 10) D L Khan Road 11) Belvedere Road in between National Library Main Gate to Alipore Road. 12) Baker Road 13) Bramha Samaj Road and Bramha Samaj Lane 14) Along C R Avenue and J M Avenue 15) Along Vivekananda Road towards west in between Bidhan Sarani and C R Avenue. 16) K K Tagore Street 17) Mollah Para Road, Patuli.

(XII) VEHICULAR TRAFFIC MAY ALSO BE DIVERTED FROM ANY OF THE ARTERIAL AND FEEDER ROADS BY TRAFFIC POLICE ON DUTY AS AND WHEN CONSIDERED NECESSARY IN THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC ON 06.11.2018, 07.11.2018, 08.11.2018 AND 09.11.2018.

(XIII) PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC MAY BE REGULATED FROM ANY OF THE ROADS / STREETS AND THOROUGHFARES WITHIN THE CITY BY THE POLICE ON DUTY AS THE SITUATION DEMANDS ON 06.11.2018, 07.11.2018, 08.11.2018 AND 09.11.2018.

( Sd/-Rajeev Kumar ) Dated the 31st Commissioner of Police October, 2018 Kolkata

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