ASI officials are supposed to visit the site in the next two days.

Two days after two tunnels with a “single entrance” were discovered at the historical Gajendra Moksha Kalyani near the Sriranganatha temple at Srirangapatna, officials on Thursday said the tunnels were constructed during the reign of Dodda Krishnaraja Wadiyar (1714-32).

The officials clarified that only two tunnels have been found. The Mandya district administration had instructed the Srirangapatna taluk administration to take up restoration work on the kalyani. People engaged for the work found the entrance to the tunnels on Tuesday morning. Later they were directed to clear the mud blocking the entrance, following which the tunnels were discovered.

“Authorities of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) have to excavate and explore the inlets and outlets of the archaeological remains at the kalyani,” Suneel Kumar, Assistant Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, told The Hindu .

“The ASI officials said they would visit the site in the next two days,” Mr. Kumar said.

An inscription at the kalyani says that the temple tank was constructed during the reign of Dodda Krishnaraja Wadiyar, Mr. Kumar added.

Meanwhile, a large number of people have been visiting the site to see the tunnels.

source: http://www.TheHindu.com /Home> Miscellaneous / by Staff Correspondent / Mandya, February 01st, 2013