For the homeless in Chennai, life comes to a standstill following intense lockdown

Homeless people getting food from the volunteer, at Poonamallee high road near Rgmore, in Chennai. (Photo | R Satish Babu, EPS)

A homeless family stays under the abandoned bus near Pattinampakkam, in Chennai. (Photo | R Satish Babu, EPS)

Homeless people walk from Chennai Central after police asked them to vacate the footpath where they were staying in Chennai. (Photo |Debadatta Mallick, EPS)

A homeless family making their lives under a tarpualin at Rattan Bazaar, Park Town, in Chennai. (Photo | R Satish Babu, EPS)

A young girl ferries water near Madras high court, in Chennai. (Photo | R Satish Babu, EPS)

A person sitting at Burma Bazaar near Parry's corner, in Chennai. (Photo | R Satish Babu, EPS)

A homeless kid having her lunch near Burma Bazaar at Parry's corner, in Chennai. (Photo | R Satish Babu, EPS)

Scenes from Alandur area of Chennai. (Photo | Martin Louis, EPS)

A homeless man sleeps under a footover bridge outside Chennai Fort Railway Station in Chennai. (Photo | Debadatta Mallick, EPS)

A father feeds his son at a bus stop near Wallajah road, in Chennai. (Photo | R Satish Babu, EPS)

A homeless man sleeping on the footpath at Ambattur in Chennai. (Photo | Shiba Sahu, EPS)