Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has urged Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar to accord permission for Hyderabad Metro Phase 2, and urged the Centre to enter into a joint venture with the state government for the implementation of the project.
During his Delhi tour on Wednesday, May 6, Revanth Reddy met Khattar at the latter’s residence and discussed various aspects of the Hyderabad Metro Project’s Phase 2 and 3.
He informed Khattar that the Hyderabad Metro Phase 2 has been planned with seven corridors extending to a distance of 122.9 km for a cost of Rs 38,595 crore, the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of which has already been submitted to the Centre.
In view of the future needs of the ever-growing city, Revanth Reddy apprised Khattar of establishing a corridor between the Hyderabad Airport and the Bharat Future City under the Hyderabad Metro Phase 3 project. The DPR has also been submitted to the Centre.
To enable seamless completion of Phase 2 and 3 of the Hyderabad Metro project, Revanth Reddy said that the state government has taken over the Hyderabad Metro Phase 1 from Larsen and Toubro Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (L&THMRL).
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