Leonardo DiCaprio has recently expressed concern over the extreme water crisis in Tamil Nadu.
Leonardo who is a prominent and vocal environmentalist in Hollywood, shared a post by news outlet BBC on his Instagram page with the header, Only rain can save Chennai from this situation.
His post read, “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,” Leo continued.
Commenting on his post, he added, “We can change the world!”
Several parts of Tamil Nadu are grappling with acute water shortage. The Centre had last month issued a drought advisory to the state in the backdrop of depleting water levels in its reservoirs.
Leonardo’s environmental activism started back in 1998 when he established the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, a non-profit organization devoted to promoting environmental awareness.
