The last two years have been difficult for residents of India’s eastern city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu State. Monsoon rains have failed for two years and the city has braved a heat wave compounded by water scarcity.

On 19 June 2019, the state government announced that Day Zero—or the day when the city reservoirs were empty—had been reached. Local officials then announced that they would transport 10 million litres of water daily by train from 200 kilometres away to provide enough water, especially for the poor, to survive.

Chennai’s water stress is not unique to the city. From Cape Town, South Africa to Iran’s port city of Khorramshahr, individuals and communities in numerous countries worldwide have in recent years been suffering from water shortages.

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OneVorld is first with a detailed and most comprehensive break up. After a sweeping victory in Indian Elections, as per information received from reliable sources, this is the likely cabinet of Prime minister elect Narendra Modi who will be sworn in by the President of India at 7 pm, today 30th May in Rashtrapati Bhawan. The event is being managed like a suspense thriller. To keep the interest of the viewers alive, it’s possible that TV viewers will know about the Ministers during the ceremony itself. Meanwhile OneVorld brings to you a blow by blow account of the likely Ministers of the cabinet.
Sources say PM Modi and BJP president Amit Shah will be the only two leaders dialing lawmakers to inform them they will be ministers.
The lawmakers were also advised not to believe Newspaper reports and trust only the direct calls made to them