Highlights
- NGO Adharshila’s relief efforts focus on daily wagers, poor children, women
- The NGO has been distributing food and raising awareness about COVID-19
- It also aims to develop skills of slumdwellers to help them increase income
New Delhi: Ruksa Ben a 32-year-old vegetable seller living in a slum in Tughlakabad, in the South Delhi was on the verge of hopelessness after the lockdown was imposed in the country, to control the coronavirus outbreak. She had to stop selling vegetables as the mobility of her cart would be restricted during the lockdown. Ruksa had no savings or support to fall back on during this difficult time. Being a widow and the sole breadwinner of her family of three children and her elderly mother, Ruksa had no means of buying essentials like foodgrains. She did not have a ration card and was unable to apply for the electronic coupon, she was not able to access the free ration being distributed by the government. Inspite of Delhi government providing cooked meals at various spots, food was still inaccessible to her family because of the lack of information about the nearest distribution centre. She says, “My family was facing extreme poverty and we had sleep on empty stomach for a few nights. If the good people from Adharshila had not visited here, I may not have survived. It feels like they were sent by God.”
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In order to help families like Ruksa’s who have been battling the economic challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic, Adharshila, a non-governmental organisation established in 2004 in Delhi came forward with relief drives soon after the nationwide lockdown was executed. According to Neena Jolly, Trustee of Adharshila, the organisation has reached out to more than 3,500 people living in the slum areas with cooked meals, ration kits including foodgrains, lentils and cooking essentials, plus hygiene kits that include sanitisers, masks, handwash and sanitary napkins.
She further said that after the lockdown was imposed, the organisation reached out such communities that were difficult to reach and were not covered under any welfare schemes of the Delhi government or central government. While sharing the distress being faced by a community living in the slums on the bank of Yamuna River, Ms. Jolly said,
We came across a community of about 614 families in Chilla Yamuna Khadar that comprises 17 hamlets on the bank of the river Yamuna near Mayur Vihar in Delhi. The plight of the people living in this area is unimaginable. These people are difficult to reach because they live very close to the bank of Yamuna and most of their hamlet is in water. They live in a very unhealthy condition. There are obviously no housing settlements in this area. They are deprived of basic facilities like drinking water, electricity, roads and LPG gas cylinders. They practice open defecation since there is not even a single community toilet in the area. So basically, they need anything and everything required for living a healthy life.
Ms. Jolly said that the roads connecting to this area are muddy, houses are made of clay and hay and the food is cooked on earthen stoves. Families living in Chilla Yamuna Khadar are migrant daily wage workers from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and West Bengal and have been mostly earning their livelihood through fishing and farming for a few years now. With the emergence of COVID-19, their lives became even harder, she said, adding,
The saddest part was that children and adolescent girls did not have clothes to cover themselves. There were teenage girls roaming around nude. Who would allow their daughters to roam without clothes if they weren’t living in extreme poverty? We started working in this area. Along with cooked meals and dry ration, we also provided them with clothes, soaps and sanitary napkins. We have been conducting awareness drives among them continuously on hygiene, sanitation, health and nutrition.
Ms. Jolly further added that the organisation has been working on promoting hygiene among the people living slums. She said that apart from explaining the importance of washing hands and keeping the surrounding clean. They also talk about menstrual hygiene management and health with women and adolescent girls. The organisation is also making the families living in slums aware about COVID-19 and the way to protect themselves from catching the virus. She said,
People living in slums are more vulnerable during a pandemic because the families in these areas live in a compact space. Since they also lack access to basic facilities like cooking gas, clean drinking water, toilets and proper sewage system, they are more susceptible to pulmonary and stomach related diseases related to sanitation and indoor air pollution.
Rani Devi, a resident of Chilla Yamuna Khadar and a mother of two children said to NDTV that she and her husband could not sell fish since the lockdown. With no income, they have no option but to rely on the support received from donations. She said,
When we tried to sell fish during the lockdown, the policemen did not allow us and even beat us badly. We did not have any place to go back to because our family is no longer living in our native village in Jharkhand. No government official has visited this place till now and we have not received any ration or financial help from the government. We are thankful to the NGO because they seem to care about us.
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Along with providing food, masks and hygiene material to the poor and the needy, the organisation, with The Hans Foundation support, has also facilitated door-step medical services via mobile OPDs (Outpatient Department) and telephonic consultations with doctors and nurses, with whom the NGO has collaborated with during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While talking about the initiative undertaken by the organisation, Ms. Jolly said,
Our organisation works in the field of education, health and skill development. Health being one of the subjects that we focus on, we had the advantage of partnering with physicians we were already working with for this project. With the support of Hans Foundation, we have conducted over 2,000 OPDs till now for the poor and the needy living in the slums in Okhla, Tughlakabad, Gurgaon.
For the initiative, the organisation has dedicated a vehicle which carries a physician and the medical equipment required for the diagnosis and treatment of general health-related problems. Persons approaching the mobile OPD with serious illness are taken to a hospital. The organisation also facilitates telephonic consultations for the pregnant women and senior citizens with an aim to help them avoid going to hospitals for routine consultations and minor health issues during the pandemic. Ms Jolly highlighted that in some areas like Chilla Yamuna Khadar, medical facilities are far from the hamlets and mobile services are also inaccessible due to the muddy roads connecting these hamlets. She further said that they have been able to help over 300 pregnant women during the last four months via teleconsultation.
Commenting on the efforts of Adharshila spanning from providing ration to the families to facilitating medical services, Lt. Gen. SM Mehta, CEO, The Hans Foundation said,
The COVID-19 pandemic induced lockdowns have created a major humanitarian crisis in our country. Amidst the national capital, an invisible colony of fishermen in Chilla Yamuna Khadar has been struggling with access to the basic services and resources since the lockdown was announced. The Hans Foundation partnered with Adharshila to provide relief to the people suffering the most during the pandemic and it is encouraging to see that organisation has been able to make some impact in the lives of the worst-sufferers. We aim to continue working actively with Adharshila on the ground in areas where help is most needed.
As the organisation continues the relief work, it aims to undertake initiatives to mainstream the neglected families in the slums of Delhi especially like the families residing in Chilla Yamuna Khadar. The organisation has been able to widen the scope of stakeholder partnerships by reaching out to MLAs (Members of Legislative Assembly) and involving them in some of the relief work among the neglected families. In the coming months, the organisation plans to engage the residents of Chilla Yamuna Khadar in skill development programmes to train them in skills like stitching, handicrafts among others and help them earn a better livelihood.
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NDTV – Dettol Banega Swasth India campaign is an extension of the five-year-old Banega Swachh India initiative helmed by Campaign Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan. It aims to spread awareness about critical health issues facing the country. In wake of the current COVID-19 pandemic, the need for WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) is reaffirmed as handwashing is one of the ways to prevent Coronavirus infection and other diseases. The campaign highlights the importance of nutrition and healthcare for women and children to prevent maternal and child mortality, fight malnutrition, stunting, wasting, anaemia and disease prevention through vaccines. Importance of programmes like Public Distribution System (PDS), Mid-day Meal Scheme, POSHAN Abhiyan and the role of Aganwadis and ASHA workers are also covered. Only a Swachh or clean India where toilets are used and open defecation free (ODF) status achieved as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014, can eradicate diseases like diahorrea and become a Swasth or healthy India. The campaign will continue to cover issues like air pollution, waste management, plastic ban, manual scavenging and sanitation workers and menstrual hygiene.
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State | Cases | Active | Recovered | Deaths |
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DistrictCases Mumbai45,478 Thane13,660 Pune9,920 Mumbai Suburban5,363 Aurangabad1,974 Nashik1,575 Raigad1,462 Palghar1,421 Solapur1,291 Jalgaon1,039 Akola757 Nagpur692 Kolhapur646 Satara629 Ratnagiri350 Amravati291 Dhule228 Hingoli208 Jalna201 Ahmednagar190 Nanded176 Yavatmal150 Sangli145 Latur139 Osmanabad125 Sindhudurg114 Buldhana88 Parbhani78 gondia69 Beed54 Nandurbar42 Gadchiroli42 Bhandara41 Chandrapur32 Washim13 Wardha11 | 21,46,777 8,623 | 73,734 4,924 | 20,20,951 3,648 | 52,092 51 |
DistrictCases Kannur357 Kasaragod333 Palakkad224 Malappuram119 Kollam118 Thrissur106 Thiruvananthapuram104 Pathanamthitta98 Kozhikode90 Alappuzha76 Kottayam73 Ernakulam60 Idukki40 Wayanad36 | 10,56,149 3,792 | 50,803 876 | 10,01,164 4,650 | 4,182 18 |
DistrictCases Udupi1,176 Kalaburagi669 Yadgir538 Bengaluru Urban529 Raichur369 Mandya346 Belagavi337 Bidar219 Hassan205 Davangere204 Vijayapura201 Dakshina Kannada179 Chikkaballapura149 Mysuru107 Bagalkote103 Uttara Kannada95 Shivamogga67 Dharwad61 Ballari60 Gadag45 Bengaluru Rural40 Tumakuru36 Kolar29 Haveri24 Chikkamagaluru19 Chitradurga14 Koppal5 Kodagu4 Ramanagara3 Chamarajanagara0 | 9,50,730 523 | 5,657 137 | 9,32,747 380 | 12,326 6 |
DistrictCases Kurnool795 Krishna557 Guntur511 Anantapur428 East Godavari356 Chittoor319 Sri Potti Sriramulu Nell*296 Y.S.R.205 West Godavari199 Srikakulam183 Prakasam104 Visakhapatnam103 Vizianagaram23 | 8,89,799 118 | 667 32 | 8,81,963 86 | 7,169 |
DistrictCases Chennai23,324 Chengalpattu1,314 Thiruvallur774 Villupuram509 Kanchipuram503 Tiruvannamalai496 Cuddalore477 Ariyalur444 Tirunelveli433 Tuticorin333 Kallakurichi324 Madurai322 Salem258 Coimbatore188 Virudhunagar185 Dindigul175 Perambalur133 Ranipet133 Thanjavur130 Theni129 Tiruchirappalli119 Ramanathapuram119 Tiruppur116 Kanniyakumari110 Tenkasi103 Nagapattinam99 Karur88 Namakkal83 Erode75 Vellore71 Thiruvarur67 Pudukkottai53 Sivaganga46 Tirupathur45 Krishnagiri43 The Nilgiris17 Dharmapuri15 | 8,51,063 486 | 4,036 10 | 8,34,534 491 | 12,493 5 |
DistrictCases North West5,463 Central4,817 West4,768 New Delhi3,405 North3,059 East2,472 South East2,446 South West2,391 South2,329 North East1,914 Shahdara1,580 | 6,39,092 243 | 1,307 76 | 6,26,876 164 | 10,909 3 |
DistrictCases Gautam Buddha Nagar1,119 Agra933 Ghaziabad794 Meerut504 Lucknow386 Saharanpur298 Kanpur Nagar286 Moradabad252 Varanasi243 Hapur225 Aligarh215 Basti214 Amethi206 Rampur203 Jaunpur194 Firozabad190 Barabanki168 Gorakhpur166 Bulandshahr166 Siddharth Nagar159 Ghazipur159 Bijnor157 Deoria143 Azamgarh138 Sant Kabeer Nagar132 Mathura129 Ayodhya120 Muzaffarnagar117 Sambhal116 Sultanpur97 Ambedkar Nagar92 Maharajganj85 Amroha80 Rae Bareli78 Bahraich73 Kheri72 Kannauj69 Baghpat68 Kushi Nagar67 Bhadohi60 Ballia60 Gonda59 Etah52 Hardoi49 Balrampur49 Mau48 Mainpuri46 Etawah46 Hathras43 Unnao42 Jalaun41 Jhansi41 Shamli40 Chandauli38 Auraiya37 Farrukhabad36 Sitapur32 Prayagraj30 Banda27 Shahjahanpur25 Shravasti23 Budaun23 Mirzapur22 Bareilly17 Kasganj16 Pratapgarh15 Pilibhit15 Sonbhadra10 Kaushambi6 Kanpur Dehat4 Chitrakoot4 Lalitpur3 Hamirpur3 Mahoba3 Fatehpur3 | 6,03,427 77 | 2,146 38 | 5,92,556 115 | 8,725 |
DistrictCases Kolkata2,777 Howrah1,435 24 Paraganas North1,031 Hooghly604 24 Paraganas South281 Maldah235 Dinajpur Uttar216 Coochbehar210 Birbhum206 Medinipur West159 Medinipur East153 Nadia139 Purba Bardhaman130 Murshidabad125 Bankura116 Darjeeling97 Jalpaiguri88 Paschim Bardhaman70 Purulia66 Dinajpur Dakshin50 Alipurduar39 Kalimpong18 Jhargram9 | 5,74,926 210 | 3,333 10 | 5,61,327 217 | 10,266 3 |
DistrictCases Ganjam581 Jajapur322 Khordha238 Baleshwar190 Kendrapara164 Cuttack155 Bhadrak137 Balangir129 Puri103 Sundargarh102 Jagatsinghapur91 Nayagarh86 Mayurbhanj73 Nuapada69 Gajapati61 Dhenkanal36 Boudh34 Kendujhar34 Deogarh33 Kalahandi33 Sonepur29 Kandhamal28 Anugul26 Malkangiri20 Bargarh16 Koraput16 Sambalpur16 Jharsuguda8 Nabarangpur2 Rayagada2 | 3,37,104 86 | 670 30 | 3,34,519 56 | 1,915 |
DistrictCases Jaipur2,177 Jodhpur1,748 Udaipur724 Bharatpur563 Kota503 Nagaur500 Ajmer379 Dungarpur374 Pali352 Jhalawar329 Bhilwara250 Sikar231 Chittorgarh188 Tonk171 Jalore164 Rajsamand140 Sirohi130 Bikaner112 Banswara91 Alwar90 Churu81 Jhunjhunu64 Dausa61 Dholpur60 Baran59 Jaisalmer53 Barmer34 Hanumangarh31 SawaiMadhopur26 Karauli17 Pratapgarh14 Ganganagar8 Bundi5 | 3,20,180 102 | 1,254 23 | 3,16,139 78 | 2,787 1 |
DistrictCases Bilaspur100 Korba100 Mungeli87 Baloda Bazar85 Jashpur77 Janjgir-Champa56 Mahasamund54 Rajnandgaon52 Kabirdham52 Raigarh47 Raipur46 Balod41 Korea39 Durg31 Bemetara21 Kanker19 Balrampur17 Surguja14 Gariyaband10 Surajpur9 Dhamtari6 Bijapur2 Bastar2 Dantewada0 Kondagaon0 Narayanpur0 Sukma0 | 3,12,419 240 | 2,767 60 | 3,05,819 295 | 3,833 5 |
DistrictCases Hyderabad2,475 Ranga Reddy183 Suryapet87 Jagitial77 Nizamabad76 MedchalMalkajgiri75 Mancherial43 YadadriBhuvanagiri40 Jogulamba Gadwal40 Vikarabad40 Nalgonda33 Warangal Urban32 Mahabubnagar30 Sangareddy26 Khammam26 Adilabad22 Nirmal21 Karimnagar17 RajannaSircilla16 Medak11 Kamareddy11 Mahabubabad10 Jayashankar Bhupalapally9 Nagarkurnool8 Kumuram Bheem Asifabad8 Jangoan8 Siddipet7 Peddapalli5 Bhadradri Kothagudem5 Warangal Rural4 Mulugu3 Narayanpet3 Wanaparthy1 | 2,98,807 176 | 1,951 12 | 2,95,222 163 | 1,634 1 |
DistrictCases Gurugram2,950 Faridabad867 Sonipat404 Rohtak145 Palwal120 Jhajjar114 Karnal104 Hisar98 Ambala93 Panipat78 Nuh68 Bhiwani60 Rewari56 Kurukshetra55 Sirsa50 Kaithal48 Mahendragarh47 CharkiDadri43 Panchkula39 Fatehabad38 Jind38 Yamunanagar19 | 2,70,610 199 | 1,205 102 | 2,66,358 94 | 3,047 3 |
DistrictCases Ahmadabad17,125 Surat2,311 Vadodara1,555 Gandhinagar410 Mahesana159 Banas Kantha147 Bhavnagar146 Rajkot135 Arvalli134 Mahisagar125 Anand107 PanchMahals107 Patan105 SabarKantha101 Kachchh99 Kheda98 Jamnagar63 Bharuch56 Botad55 Surendranagar55 Valsad47 GirSomnath45 Dohad43 Chhotaudepur37 Naysari35 Junagadh31 Narmada25 DevbhumiDwarka22 Amreli16 Porbandar11 Tapi6 Dang5 Morbi4 | 2,69,482 451 | 2,258 122 | 2,62,815 328 | 4,409 1 |
DistrictCases Patna279 Bhagalpur266 Rohtas256 Khagaria253 Begusarai243 Madhubani199 Munger188 Jehanabad178 Katihar175 Darbhanga143 Samastipur139 Siwan139 PurbiChamparan138 Purnia135 Banka134 Buxar134 Nalanda123 Gopalganj123 Nawada122 Sheikhpura118 Gaya115 Kaimur (bhabua)105 Bhojpur103 Saran101 Muzaffarpur96 Saharsa88 Supaul87 Vaishali87 Madhepura82 Kishanganj75 Aurangabad75 Sitamarhi73 Lakhisarai72 Araria68 Pashchim Champaran57 Arwal52 Jamui47 Sheohar20 | 2,62,509 45 | 404 27 | 2,60,564 71 | 1,541 1 |
DistrictCases Indore3,839 Bhopal1,880 Ujjain799 Burhanpur351 Neemuch319 Jabalpur276 East Nimar266 Sagar228 Gwalior211 Khargone196 Dewas140 Dhar132 Mandsaur112 Morena109 Bhind87 Raisen71 Barwani60 Ratlam51 Rewa39 Shajapur39 Hoshangabad37 Vidisha37 Chhatarpur35 Betul35 Rajgarh31 Dindori29 Sheopur26 Damoh26 Satna24 Anuppur22 Panna20 Tikamgarh18 Sidhi17 Narsinghpur17 Chhindwara16 Agar Malwa15 Mandla15 Shivpuri15 Jhabua14 Shandol14 Singrauli13 Ashoknagar13 Datia12 Sehore12 Umaria10 Balaghat9 Guna8 Harda4 Alirajpur3 Katni3 Seoni2 Niwari0 | 2,61,403 390 | 2,666 148 | 2,54,874 241 | 3,863 1 |
DistrictCases Kamrup Metro276 Golaghat203 Nagaon143 Hojai89 Dima Hasao86 Karimganj85 Tinsukia84 Cachar80 Dibrugarh61 Hailakandi57 Lakhimpur57 Marigaon50 Dhemaji47 Kamrup42 Kokrajhar37 Dhubri30 Charaideo29 Barpeta28 Udalguri28 Sonitpur27 Jorhat24 Nalbari23 Darrang20 Sivasagar20 Goalpara19 Biswanath16 Baksa14 KarbiAnglong13 Bongaigaon12 Chirang6 West KarbiAnglong5 South SalmaraMancachar4 Majuli2 | 2,17,527 9 | 1,620 14 | 2,14,815 23 | 1,092 |
DistrictCases Amritsar485 Jalandhar297 Ludhiana293 Tarn Taran163 Gurdaspur154 Hoshiarpur140 S.A.S Nagar137 Patiala132 Sangrur107 Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Nawanshahr)99 Pathankot86 Rupnagar (Ropar)74 Faridkot74 Sri Muktsar Sahib71 Moga65 Bathinda60 Fatehgarh Sahib57 Fazilka53 Firozepur50 Kapurthala44 Mansa31 Barnala25 | 1,81,597 593 | 4,436 214 | 1,71,336 368 | 5,825 11 |
DistrictCases Anantnag395 Srinagar300 Kulgam295 Baramulla271 Shopian255 Kupwara231 Bandipora175 Udhampur155 Ramban151 Jammu138 Budgam110 Pulwama108 Kathua53 Rajouri39 Ganderbal37 Poonch35 Doda27 Reasi26 Samba25 Kishtwar10 Mirpur0 Muzaffarabad0 | 1,26,383 97 | 828 25 | 1,23,599 72 | 1,956 |
DistrictCases East Singhbum170 Ranchi148 Hazaribagh110 Garhwa80 Ramgarh75 Koderma58 Simdega48 Dhanbad32 Gumla28 Palamu27 West Singhbhum21 SaraikelaKharsawan20 Giridih19 Bokaro16 Latehar14 Khunti10 Lohardaga8 Deoghar5 Dumka5 Pakur4 Jamtara2 Godda2 Chatra1 Sahebganj0 | 1,19,905 42 | 492 0 | 1,18,325 41 | 1,088 1 |
DistrictCases Dehradun370 Nainital323 Tehri Garhwal110 Haridwar94 Udam Singh Nagar83 Almora71 Champawat45 Pithoragarh43 Chamoli36 PauriGarhwal36 Bageshwar31 Rudraprayag30 Uttar Kashi24 | 97,031 | 489 1 | 94,850 | 1,692 1 |
DistrictCases Hamirpur117 Kangra105 Una41 Solan32 Chamba29 Bilaspur21 Mandi21 Sirmaur11 Shimla10 Kullu4 Kinnaur2 Lahaul And Spiti0 | 58,598 55 | 292 31 | 57,311 24 | 995 |
DistrictCases South Goa69 North Goa57 | 54,932 61 | 598 11 | 53,540 50 | 794 |
DistrictCases Pondicherry111 Mahe4 Karaikal2 Yanam0 | 39,717 20 | 197 3 | 38,852 16 | 668 1 |
DistrictCases Dhalai196 Sepahijala174 Gomati74 South Tripura53 Unakoti49 West Tripura45 Khowai24 North Tripura14 | 33,417 10 | 41 9 | 32,985 1 | 391 |
DistrictCases Churachandpur32 Kangpokpi26 Imphal West21 Thoubal18 Imphal East10 Tengnoupal9 Bishnupur7 Senapati6 Chandel5 Kamjong5 Ukhrul4 Jiribam3 Pherzawl3 Kakching2 Tamenglong2 Noney1 | 29,271 11 | 44 7 | 28,854 4 | 373 |
DistrictCases Chandigarh313 | 21,719 60 | 357 35 | 21,011 25 | 351 |
DistrictCases Changlang31 Papum Pare8 Lohit3 Namsai2 West Siang1 East Siang1 Upper Siang1 Tawang1 PakkeKessang1 West Kameng0 Upper Subansiri0 Tirap0 Siang0 Shi Yomi0 Anjaw0 Lower Subansiri0 Lower Dibang Valley0 Longding0 Leparada0 KurungKumey0 KraDaadi0 Kamle0 East Kameng0 Dibang Valley0 Lower Siang0 | 16,836 | 3 0 | 16,777 | 56 |
DistrictCases East Khasi Hills22 West Garo Hills5 South West Garo Hills4 North Garo Hills1 West Jaintia Hills1 West Khasi Hills1 East Garo Hills0 East Jaintia Hills0 Ribhoi0 South Garo Hills0 South West Khasi Hills0 | 13,961 | 17 2 | 13,796 2 | 148 |
DistrictCases Dimapur20 Mon8 Kohima7 Kiphire3 Tuensang3 Peren2 Phek1 Longleng0 Mokokchung0 Wokha0 Zunheboto0 | 12,199 1 | 10 1 | 12,098 | 91 |
DistrictCases Kargil77 LehLadakh43 | 9,818 2 | 54 0 | 9,634 2 | 130 |
DistrictCases East District3 South District3 North District0 West District0 | 6,137 2 | 44 1 | 5,958 3 | 135 |
DistrictCases South Andamans33 Nicobars1 North And Middle Andaman1 | 5,018 1 | 4 1 | 4,952 | 62 |
DistrictCases Kolasib11 Aizawl10 Mamit8 Lawngtlai2 Lunglei2 Saitual1 Champhai0 Hnahthial0 Khawzawl0 Saiha0 Serchhip0 | 4,423 1 | 25 1 | 4,388 2 | 10 |
DistrictCases Dadra And Nagar Haveli20 | 3,406 | 4 0 | 3,400 | 2 |
DistrictCases Lakshadweep District0 | 359 26 | 98 18 | 260 8 | 1 |