Today, the world is facing many problems among which water scarcity is the biggest problem faced by many countries. Though India has not being listed among the world ‘s top 10 water scarce countries, India may face water scarcity in future due to increasing population, pollution and climate change. Many villages in India are rated as water deficit areas. Not only the villages but the cities are also facing water scarcity. 2015 was the year when Maharashtra received less rain fall and faced high evaporation rate due to high temperature. The condition leads to drought and water scarcity in many rural and urban areas in Maharashtra. Mumbai is one of the cities affected in Maharashtra. The paucity of rainfall and the high evaporation rate owing to very high temperature led to water buts in Mumbai. The objective of this paper is to analyze the various causes of water scarcity in Mumbai and the methods adopted to deal with the same. The paper attempts to provide some concrete suggestions to tackle with the problem of water scarcity at regional as well as personal level.