SWINGIN' SUMMER: A hammock seller on GST road near Vandalur takes a break. Photo: M. Srinath
THE LAST LEAF: The trees on Koladi Road wear a bare look. Photo: V. Ganesan
THIRST WOES: A pigeon quenches its thirst on a scorching hot day in Chennai. Photo: R. Ragu
AN OASIS: A patch of shade and shops selling summer fruits gives welcome respite to motorists on Velachery Main Road. Photo: M. Srinath
TAKING SUMMER HEAD ON: These youngsters take a refreshing dip in the water bodies formed in abandoned stone quarries around Tambaram. Photo: M. Srinath
TAPPING THE SOURCE: Earthern pots are a natural and healthy way to keep water cool this summer. Photo: M. Srinath
MELON PARTY: Musk melons have arrived in plenty from Andhra Pradesh for sales this summer season in Tambaram market. Photo: M. Srinath
WHAT-A-WASTE: A broken pipe spews water even as people are suffering without water. A scene at Madambakkam on Wednesday. Photo: M. Srinath
WATER BEARERS: A family in Ponneri fetches water for their use. Photo: B. Jothi Ramalingam.
DIL MAANGE 'MORE': A traffic policeman drinking buttermilk to beat the heat near the Secretariat. Photo: M. Vedhan.
WHEN LIFE GIVES MELONS: God's own summer fruit is back. Have you bought one home yet? Photo: V. Ganesan.
DASH 'N SPLASH: Youth enjoy a session of water polo. Photo: R. Shivaji Rao