
It was announced that 74 percent of the state's lands were affected by drought
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The annual monsoon season in India ends with a rainfall deficit. The El Niño climate phenomenon is leading to drier than normal conditions in South Asia.
Three-quarters of India's richest state, Maharashtra, is affected by drought, following prolonged low rainfall in the region where Mumbai is located, the government said today.
The announcement in Maharashtra came after the national meteorological department predicted that India will end the annual monsoon season with a rainfall deficit, threatening farmers' livelihoods.
The weather agency said the El Niño climate phenomenon, which usually brings drier conditions to South Asia and was more severe than usual this year, also led to abnormal rainfall patterns.
The government of Maharashtra, the large western state that includes Mumbai, India's financial and commercial center, announced that there is a drought in 74 percent of the state's territory.
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