Hyderabad Metro Phase-2: Telangana Government's Five-Corridor Proposal Needs To Undergo Intensive Appraisal Process, Says Centre

The Central government has said that the Telangana government's proposal for the second phase of the Hyderabad metro rail project is currently under evaluation.

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has said that the proposal in its present form needs to undergo intensive appraisal process at different level in Central Government.

"Government of Telangana has submitted proposal of Hyderabad Metro Phase-2 project having 5 corridors as per financing option contained in para E(iii) of the Metro Policy, 2017 extending the existing operational line of Metro Phase-1 project implemented under PPP model," Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal said in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha on Thursday (27 March).

The minister said that the final decision on proposal will depend on the outcome of these evaluations and the availability of resources.

"In the present form, the proposal needs to undergo intensive appraisal process at different level in Central Government as per relevant provisions of extant policy and approval of project depends upon outcome of such appraisal process and availability of resources," the minister said.

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