Hyderabad, May 26 -- Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to approve the Hyderabad Metro Rail phase 2 project worth Rs 24,269 crore.

Reddy also sought approval for other key projects including Regional Ring Road, and semiconductor and defence initiatives, citing their importance for Telangana's economic growth and national development on the sidelines of the NITI Aayog meeting in Delhi on Saturday, May 24.

Hyderabad Metro Rail phase 2

The Telangana CM stressed the urgent need to to expand Hyderabad's metro network, pointing out that no expansion had been taken up in the last decade. While Phase 1, covering 69 km, was implemented for Rs 22,000 crore, the proposed Phase 2 includes five new corri...