These Delhi families live in tents a stone’s throw away from what was once their homes
Rains in the national capital had caused water logging in low-lying areas, and even caused a road to cave in at Anna Nagar. This has left a dozen families on the streets in govt tents.
New Delhi: Heavy rains in Delhi earlier this month had led to heavy water-logging in low-lying areas, flooding of roads and destruction of houses.
In Anna Nagar, near the Indraprastha Metro Station, more than 12 houses in a slum were affected when a portion of an adjacent road caved-in. Since then, residents have been living under tents set up by the Delhi government just across the road from the slum.
The slum dwellers told ThePrint that they have been living at Anna Nagar for more than 30 years but have never been affected by the rains in such a manner. Some claimed the road caved in due to construction work happening at the World Health Organization (WHO) building opposite the slums.
Now, their lives are split between the meagre belongings they managed to salvage from the flooding, which are stored at the temple in the slum, and the government tents.
ThePrint’s photojournalist Manisha Mondal visited three affected sites in Anna Nagar.
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