Hyderabad, July 5 -- Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has written to Union Ministers G Kishan Reddy and Manohar Lal Khattar, following up on discussions held on June 23 and 24 regarding the approval of Hyderabad Metro Rail Phase-II and the takeover of Hyderabad Metro Rail Phase-I by the Government of Telangana.

In his letters, the Chief Minister referred to discussions held with the Railway Minister on June 23 and the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister on June 24, in the presence of G Kishan Reddy, on the two inter-linked matters.

In the letter, Reddy said, it was agreed during the discussions that SBI Capital Markets Limited (SBI CAPS), an agency empanelled by the Government of India for such assignments, would be entrust...