2 0 1 2 . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁Bh up inder ▁Singh ▁laid ▁the ▁foundation ▁stone ▁for ▁Ph ase ▁ 2 ▁of ▁the ▁project . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁work ▁on ▁Ph ase ▁ 2 ▁began ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁an ▁initial ▁dead line ▁of ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁However , ▁the ▁dead line ▁was ▁later ▁re vised ▁to ▁mid - 2 0 1 6 , ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁last ▁quarter ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁By ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁ 7 5 % ▁of ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁Ph ase ▁ 2 ▁was ▁complete . ▁Tri al ▁runs ▁were ▁conducted ▁along ▁the ▁ 6 . 3 - km ▁Ph ase - 2 ▁route ▁between ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Rap id ▁Metro ▁authorities ▁applied ▁for ▁ins pection ▁of ▁phase ▁II ▁by ▁the ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Metro ▁Rail ▁Saf ety ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁second ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁system ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Ph ase ▁III ▁Following ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁Ph ase ▁II , ▁IL & FS ▁Rail ▁Ltd ▁man aging ▁director ▁and ▁CE O ▁Raj iv ▁B anga ▁stated ▁that ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁met ro ▁were ▁at ▁the ▁" draw ing ▁board - level ". ▁B anga ▁stated ▁that ▁authorities ▁were ▁considering ▁a