Telangana Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao sought the Central government’s approval for the Hyderabad Metro Rail Phase -II project.

Hyderabad Metro Rail Phase-II from BHEL to Lakdikapul costing Rs 84.53 billion is a jointly owned project of the Government of India and the Government of Telangana with external financial assistance.

In a letter addressed to Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri, the Telangana Minister KTR requested to include the said proposal in the ensuing budget of the central government for the year 2023-24. The new Metro Line is proposed to be 26 km long with 23 stations.