TELANGANA (Metro Rail News): After acquiring 100% of shares and taking over the Phase I of Hyderabad Metro Rail Project and operations from L&T, Telangana CM Revanth Reddy has now urged the Centre to approve the Hyderabad Metro Phase II project. On 6 May 2026, Telangana CM met the Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar and requested a prompt approval for the Hyderabad Metro Phase-II Project.
The CM has asked the centre to expedite the approval and requested the Union Minister to partner in the project as a joint venture with the Government of Telangana to ensure timely execution. He also informed that a comprehensive Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Phase II, comprising seven corridors with a total length of 122.9 km and an estimated cost of Rs. 38,595 crore, has already been submitted to the Government of India.
Hyderabad is a rapidly growing city and is emerging as a major urban hub. To overcome challenges such as heavy traffic and commuting troubles faced by the commuters, Telangana CM Revanth Reddy prompted the Central Government to approve the proposal for the Phase-II Project.
The Chief Minister has also submitted the DPR for Phase-III and urged the Central Government to consider the RGIA Airport Bharat Future City Corridor under Metro Phase-III, considering the city’s future infrastructure and connectivity requirements.
Proposed Phase II (A) Metro Rail Corridors are:
| Corridor | Stations | Distance |
| IV | Nagole-Shamshabad RGIA(Airport Corridor) | 36.8 km |
| V | Raidurg-Kokapet Neopolis | 11.6 km |
| VI | MGBS-Chandrayangutta(Old City Corridor) | 7.5 km |
| VII | Miyapur-Patancheru | 13.4 km |
| VIII | LB Nagar-Hayatnagar | 7.1 km Total: 76.4 km |
Phase II (B) Corridors: Phase II (B) consists of three corridors, with an estimated cost of Rs. 19,579 crore.
| Corridor | Stations | Distance |
| IX | RGIA – Bharat Future City (Skills University) | 39.6 km |
| X | JBS New – Medchal | 24.5 km |
| XI | JBS New – Shamirpet | 22.0 km Total: 86.1 km |
The meeting was attend by senior officials including Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, K. Srinivas; Special Secretary to Chief Minister, B. Ajith Reddy; Managing Director, Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited, Sarfaraz Ahmed; Advisor (Urban Transport) to the State Government, N.V.S. Reddy; Special Officer, Telangana Bhavan, New Delhi, Sanjay Kumar; and Coordination Secretary for Central Government Schemes, Advait Kumar Singh, among others.
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