MLA Birla apprised Patil about the negligence and delay being done by the project construction agency GVPR Hyderabad. Birla urged the MP to meet Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to speed up the construction of this project.
Farmers' land has been acquired for the construction of the project. Due to the closure of the project, about 129 villages in Barwah and Bhikangaon area are deprived of irrigation and drinking water.
Channi remains a dominant factor in most of the reserved seats in Doaba. However, in seats where anti-incumbency against the Congress is strong, the SAD-BSP and AAP seem to be the frontrunners.