Does Birla Mandir have treasures underground?

HYDERABAD: Will the famous Birla Mandir in Hyderabad turn into another Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple, having a treasure trove worth crores? Suspecting that a secret treasure could be hidden under the temple for centuries, the department of Archaeology on Saturday started excavation activities.The work commenced after one DS Rama Raju, working as manager in a PSU told mediamen that he had tried to find out the treasure under the hill but failed a few years ago. P Chenna Reddy, director, department of Archaeology said, “Based on the claim by Raju, we have taken up digging operation to find out whether treasure is really hidden or not.”