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

As Tamil Nadu enters a four-day intense lockdown, with many of us retreating to the safe confines of our homes, for those on the roads, very little has changed. The TNIE lensmen bring us a glimpse of those who have made the outside their home. 
Kids taking a shower on the road side of Wall tax road, in chennai . (Photo | R Satish Babu, EPS)
Kids taking a shower on the road side of Wall tax road, in chennai . (Photo | R Satish Babu, EPS)
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Homeless people getting food from the volunteer, at Poonamallee high road near Rgmore, in Chennai. (Photo | R Satish Babu, EPS)
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)
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)
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 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 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 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)
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)
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 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 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)
A homeless man sleeping on the footpath at Ambattur in Chennai. (Photo | Shiba Sahu, EPS)

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