Speaking to TOI, PCMC additional commissioner Subhash Dumbre said the irrigation department has informed the civic body that the Pavana still contains 25 per cent water, which is sufficient to meet the township's drinking water needs for 100 days. "There is more than two TMC water in the dam and so there is no proposal before the civic administration to introduce a water cut," he said.

"The rains have been delayed and there has been no heavy rainfall in the dam's catchment areas in the month of June. Though there is no need to introduce a water cut, residents of Pimpri-Chinchwad have been asked to use water carefully and avoid wastage," Dumbre said.

The township is completely dependent on the Pavana dam, located near Dahiwade village in Maval taluka, for its drinking water needs. The irrigation department releases water from the dam into the Pavana river for townships' use. The PCMC has constructed a bund at Ravet village to store this water. The civic body currently lifts 350 MLDs water from the bund and treats it before supplying the same to its residents.

Various villages and towns located along the river are also dependent on the dam's water to meet their needs. Prominent among these towns are Talegaon and Dehu Road. The industrial areas of Pimpri-Chinchwad township and some areas of Dehu Road get water from Maharashtra Industries Development Corporation (MIDC), which also draws water from Pavana dam.

Total storage capacity: 10 TMC

Water reserved for irrigation: 1 TMC

Water reserved for PCMC: 6.5 TMC

Water reserved for MIDC and villages: 2.5 TMC