Mumbai has less than 40 days of water and farmers are delaying planting as El Nino stalls the vital rainy season.

Mumbai's heavy rains signal a persistent monsoon, alleviating water concerns and benefiting Central India before potential dry spells return.

Officials and farmers in India are preparing for what meteorologists say could be the driest monsoon season in a decade.

Poor rains and a weak monsoon weather system is leading to a water shortage in India's cities and its vast rural regions.

Mumbai has less than 40 days of water and farmers are delaying planting as El Nino stalls the vital rainy season.