This review paper examines the basic understanding of the term vulnerability, resilience, and its relevance in urban context and the evolving from a state of vulnerability to resilience. But in the recent events, it is extremely significant and alarming, and the focus is more on the prevention of the events and mechanisms to resolve them. The cities must need to be resilient to any kind of natural and man-made disasters, and vulnerability to be minimized. Various steps are taken at global level and national level and their coordination to achieve resilience. Focusing largely on cities because they are growing rapidly and to address disaster of any type, and there must be some strategies and frameworks in place. To reduce economic and social losses, there must be intervention of policies, programmes, and authorities, with strategic implementations. Steps are taken by United Nations of Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) through various goals and strategies. Importance is given in sustainable development goals and other relevant initiatives. Chennai city has been included in 100 RC (resilient city) by a Non-Profit Organization ARUP in the year 2015 and has also collaboratively worked with Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority and has developed various strategies for the city to be resilient. To study the pre- and post-scenarios of a particular city as a case, this paper discusses about Chennai, Tamil Nadu, through Neighbourhood Development of Chepauk area.