“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….”

Commenting on his post, DiCaprio wrote: “We can change the world!”

DiCaprio has often spoken about environment issues concerning India. On Monday, the Oscar-winning actor had shared a post from the World Economic Forum on the 65-metre-high Ghazipur trash mountain, which is expected to eclipse the height of the Taj Mahal in the next few years.

DiCaprio’s Instagram post, where he has shared a part of the BBC report, said: ‘“Only rain can save Chennai from this situation.’ A well completely empty, and a city without water. Source: www.instagram.com/leonardodicaprio

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio, one of Hollywood’s most vocal environmentalists, has expressed concern over the acute water crisis in Chennai.

DiCaprio, 44, on Wednesday uploaded on Instagram a picture of women with pots gathered around an empty well in Chennai and shared a post by BBC tiled “Only rain can save Chennai from this situation.”

In the evening, many parts of Chennai received heavy rainfall, prompting Instagram users to thank DiCaprio for “the power of your words”. Other social media users underlined the importance of conserving the rainwater.

DiCaprio’s Instagram post, where he has shared a part of the BBC report, said: ‘“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.