Hyderabad, March 29 -- The Telangana Government has decided to undertake the Metro Rail expansion project by taking into consideration the broader interests of the people and the demand from the various sections of the society in the state, the release said.

On Saturday, the government conducted a thorough review of the hurdles and challenges posed to take up the Metro Rail expansion.

The existing Metro Phase I network spans a total of 69 km. The state government submitted proposals for the expansion of Phase II(A) (covering 76.4 kilometres) and Phase II(B) (covering 86.1 kilometres) to the Union Government. The state government presented the current status of the situation for the expansion of the Hyderabad Metro.

While Phase I metro ...