India, May 7 -- Hyderabad Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday urged the Centre to grant early approval for the second phase of the Hyderabad metro rail project as a joint venture between the state and central governments, an official statement said.

Revanth Reddy met Union minister for housing and urban affairs Manohar Lal Khattar in New Delhi and submitted a presentation on the proposed expansion plans for both phase-II and phase-III of Hyderabad metro.

The chief minister explained to the Union minister that the Telangana government had already prepared and submitted a comprehensive detailed project report (DPR) for phase-II of the Hyderabad metro rail, covering seven corridors with a total proposed network length of ...