KOCHI: A migrant worker identified as Shyam Sundar is staying in a kennel in Kochi. He has been staying in the kennel adjacent to the house of the owner in Piravom Town for the past three months. Some migrants are staying in his old house for rent behind the landlord’s house. Shyam Sundar said that as he doesn’t have money to stay there, he is staying in the kennel for Rs 500. It has been four years since he reached Kerala.

He has covered the grill of the kennel with cardboards and does the cooking inside it. The house owner responded that there are tenants in the house backside and that he is not sure whether Shyam Sundar is staying in the kennel or not. The kennel is adjacent to the landlord’s house. The corporation authorities have reached the place after knowing the incident. There is a protest among the locals for charging a rent of Rs 500 for staying in the kennel.