Nochi Nagar: Destroyed yet again by the 'red rose' Vardah

Nochi Nagar is one of the first places in Chennai to get affected be it floods or cyclones | (EPS) Ashwin Prasath 

To serve as roofs for their homes, residents use roadside banners which will last until the next tragedy | (EPS) Ashwin Prasath

‘Vardah’ which battered Chennai by storm, sent their roofs flying like frisbees | (EPS) Ashwin Prasath

Apart from having roofs that leak even during moderate showers, the residents said, their doors could also be broken in one blow | (EPS) Ashwin Prasath

Men in the slum said they preferred sleeping in the beach at night as it helps them to get rid of mosquito bites | (EPS) Ashwin Prasath

Women said that they have only five public toilets for the whole slum and that they pay Rs 3 for every use | (EPS) Ashwin Prasath

The tsunami relief project was allotted Rs 45 crore for the construction of relief homes for the residents of Nochi Nagar. | (EPS) Ashwin Prasath

Most of the residents are yet to receive an allotment in the Tsunami relief project | (EPS) Ashwin Prasath

Few of their allotments had been canceled despite having biometric cards and other proof| (EPS) Ashwin Prasath

When contacted, Slum Board officials were unavailable to comment | (EPS) Ashwin Prasath