Overview
- Telangana’s Legislative Assembly, which approved the resolution Saturday, endorsed acquiring the 69 km Phase I from L&T through Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd, the state project company.
- Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said shifting Phase I into public control would address concerns raised by the Union government that have complicated further growth.
- The state has already sent proposals to the Centre to build Phase‑II A over 76.4 km and Phase‑II B over 86.1 km to extend service across more of Hyderabad.
- BRS legislators challenged the claim of consensus, with deputy floor leader T. Harish Rao calling the passage a unilateral move rather than a unanimous one.
- In 2025, official sources said the state would pay about Rs 2,000 crore for equity and assume roughly Rs 13,000 crore of debt after L&T sought to exit citing operational and accumulated losses.