Chennai city has been facing water scarcity for a while now. Reports say that the four main water reservoirs that provide water for the people here are now completely dry.
Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio, who is an active environmentalist, on Wednesday, shared his concern over the water crisis in Chennai.
With a picture of an empty well and people around it, the actor shared a post that read:
"Only rain can save Chennai from this situation. A well completely empty, and a city without water. The southern Indian city of Chennai is in crisis, after the four main water reservoirs ran completely dry. The acute water shortage has forced the city to scramble for urgent solutions and residents have to stand in line for hours to get water from government tanks. As the water levels depleted, hotels and restaurants started to shut down temporarily, and the air con was turned off in the city's metro. Officials in the city continue to try and find alternative sources of water - but the community continue to pray for rain."
Leonardo DiCaprio has always been known to use his popularity to highlight various environmental issues including global warming. The actor, on receiving an Oscar for The Revenant, used the platform to talk about climate change in his acceptance speech.
"Let us not take this planet for granted," he had said.
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