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PIMPRI CHINCHWAD: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has proposed to bring 100 MLD water from Andra dam to meet the growing need for water in the twin towns.According to a detailed project report, the proposal of bringing water from Andra dam is the first phase. "The state government will allot 167 MLD from Bhama Askhed dam and another 100 MLD from Andra dam. "We will lift the water from this bund and transport it to the water treatment plant at Chikhli," municipal commissioner Shravan Hardikar told TOI. As part of it, the irrigation department will release the water from the dam and will flow into the Indrayani river The water will be then impounded at the bund in Dehu village. The civic body will need around 18 months to set up infrastructure for the first phase after the work order is issued, he added..