These Delhi families live in tents a stone’s throw away from what was once their homes

ThePrint's Manisha Mondal visits Delhi's Anna Nagar where over 12 houses were destroyed when a portion of an adjacent road had caved-in during heavy downpour earlier this month.

A pit at a WHO construction site in Delhi's Anna Nagar has filled up with water and debris from the area after the rains | Photo: Manisha Mondal | ThePrint

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.

Houses near a drain in Anna Nagar were severely destroyed | Photo: Manisha Mondal | ThePrint

Many residents whose houses were washed away lost many of their belongings | Photo: Manisha Mondal | ThePrint

Some residents have shifted to a nearby temple with what little they could salvage | Photo: Manisha Mondal | ThePrint

Trunks and almirahs belonging to residents are being stored outside the temple | Photo: Manisha Mondal | ThePrint

There are 12 families staying in the temporary shelters at present | Photo: Manisha Mondal | ThePrint

People residing in the tents have said that they were often not provided food by the government | Photo: Manisha Mondal | ThePrint

Residents also said flies and mosquitoes were making it unbearable for them to stay in the tents | Photo: Manisha Mondal | ThePrint

A 50-feet-deep pit near the WHO construction site has filled up in the rains, collecting a lot of debris | Photo: Manisha Mondal | ThePrint 

Divers employed for cleaning the WHO constriction site earn around Rs 500 daily for their services | Photo: Manisha Mondal | ThePrint