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New Indian Express
4 hours ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Enhance water supply to Vellakovil branch canal, demand PAP tail-end farmers
TIRUPPUR: Farmers at the tail-end region of the irrigation network of the Parambikulam-Aliyar Project (PAP) have threatened to hold a protest if the Water Resources Department (WRD) doesn't release 149 cusecs of water to the Vellakovil branch canal instead of the current 131 cusecs on an interim basis. They announced they will show black flags to the chief minister during his scheduled visit to Tiruppur on Tuesday if appropriate steps are not taken. The farmers cited drought-like conditions prevailing in the tail-end areas despite receiving PAP water. Under the PAP, 4.25 lakh acres of agricultural land in Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts are getting irrigation facilities. This includes about 3.77 lakh acres of agricultural lands irrigated by water from the Thirumoorthy Dam. Of this 12,000 acres of farmlands in Kangeyam and Vellakovil areas of Tiruppur, which are the tail-end parts of the PAP system, are irrigated by the Vellakovil branch canal. Currently, 131 cusecs of water is being provided to this branch canal from the main canal. But the farmers in tail-end areas claim that this water is not enough. They have requested 149 cusecs of water instead of 131 cusecs during the water release to the fourth zone of the PAP system.
3 days ago
- Health
3 Polish doctors convicted in 2021 death of pregnant woman
WARSAW, Poland -- Three Polish doctors were convicted for their roles in the 2021 death of a 30-year-old pregnant woman that sparked massive protests, Polish news agency PAP reported. The death from sepsis of the woman known as Iza at a hospital in southern Poland in her 22nd week of pregnancy led to huge street protests against the country's restrictive anti-abortion law. Activists blamed her death on doctors' choice to 'wait and see' rather than immediately carry out an abortion because of the Poland's near-ban on the procedure. Two of the doctors were sentenced to more than a year in prison without parole and the third received a two-year suspended sentence, PAP reported Thursday. They can appeal the decision. The charges, filed in 2022, were of exposing the patient to the danger of loss of life. Two of the doctors also were charged with unintentionally causing the patient's death. 'As a result of the team's activity and the failure to act, the patient has died,' Agnieszka Wichary, spokesperson for the prosecutors' office in Katowice, said in a statement at the time. Poland, a mostly Catholic country, passed a strict law in 1993 that banned abortions except when the pregnancy resulted from rape or incest, when the woman's life or health is at risk, or when the fetus had congenital deformities. But the Constitutional Tribunal, under the influence of Poland's conservative ruling party, ruled in 2020 that abortions for congenital defects were not constitutional, even if the fetus has no chance of survival. That sparked huge street protests. Activists said Iza was the first to die from the further tightening of the restrictive law. The woman left behind a husband and a daughter.
Toronto Star
3 days ago
- Health
- Toronto Star
3 Polish doctors convicted in 2021 death of pregnant woman
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Three Polish doctors were convicted for their roles in the 2021 death of a 30-year-old pregnant woman that sparked massive protests, Polish news agency PAP reported. The death from sepsis of the woman known as Iza at a hospital in southern Poland in her 22nd week of pregnancy led to huge street protests against the country's restrictive anti-abortion law. Activists blamed her death on doctors' choice to 'wait and see' rather than immediately carry out an abortion because of the Poland's near-ban on the procedure.
Winnipeg Free Press
3 days ago
- Health
- Winnipeg Free Press
3 Polish doctors convicted in 2021 death of pregnant woman
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Three Polish doctors were convicted for their roles in the 2021 death of a 30-year-old pregnant woman that sparked massive protests, Polish news agency PAP reported. The death from sepsis of the woman known as Iza at a hospital in southern Poland in her 22nd week of pregnancy led to huge street protests against the country's restrictive anti-abortion law. Activists blamed her death on doctors' choice to 'wait and see' rather than immediately carry out an abortion because of the Poland's near-ban on the procedure. Two of the doctors were sentenced to more than a year in prison without parole and the third received a two-year suspended sentence, PAP reported Thursday. They can appeal the decision. The charges, filed in 2022, were of exposing the patient to the danger of loss of life. Two of the doctors also were charged with unintentionally causing the patient's death. 'As a result of the team's activity and the failure to act, the patient has died,' Agnieszka Wichary, spokesperson for the prosecutors' office in Katowice, said in a statement at the time. Poland, a mostly Catholic country, passed a strict law in 1993 that banned abortions except when the pregnancy resulted from rape or incest, when the woman's life or health is at risk, or when the fetus had congenital deformities. But the Constitutional Tribunal, under the influence of Poland's conservative ruling party, ruled in 2020 that abortions for congenital defects were not constitutional, even if the fetus has no chance of survival. That sparked huge street protests. Activists said Iza was the first to die from the further tightening of the restrictive law. The woman left behind a husband and a daughter. In practice, activists say, many women have abortions on their own with pills obtained from abroad.
New Indian Express
6 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
PAP farmers to press for Anamalaiaru-Nallaru project
TIRUPPUR: Farmers benefiting from the Parambikulam-Aliyar Project (PAP) plan to meet the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and press for the implementation of the pending Anamalaiaru-Nallaru water project. They want the chief minister to discuss the Anamalaiaru-Nallaru project with the Kerala government and implement it quickly. The project envisages the construction of Anamalaiaru Dam and the Nallaru Dam by the state government in the Western Ghats as part of the PAP agreement with the Kerala government. CM Stalin will visit Tiruppur district next week on a two-day trip. The Chief Minister is also set to unveil statues of four people, including former Chief Minister K Kamaraj, who were behind the PAP. Medical K Paramasivam, Chairman of PAP Planning Committee, said, "We plan to meet the chief minister and present three important demands to him when he visits Tiruppur district. We will request the chief minister to discuss the Anamalaiaru-Nallar project with the Kerala government and implement it quickly. We will also urge him to immediately start the PAP renovation project as the structures are broken and dilapidated at many places, causing water wastage. A DPR has already been prepared for this with a project value of about Rs 4,500 crore." "Funds should be allocated to the water user's associations (WUA) to maintain distribution canals and water courses under them. This allocation was given three years ago. This enabled WUAs to maintain the canals. But right now it is not possible. We have decided to emphasise this to the chief minister. We have formally written to the district administration and WRD officials for this," the Chairman added.
