Bengaluru, Aug 18 : Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya on Friday urged Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to approve Bengaluru Metro's Phase 3 project soon.  Highlighting how a well-connected metro line would help in decongesting the city, Surya sought its early clearance from the Centre. The BJP-led state government, under former Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai, had cleared the DPR for Phase 3. It is now awaiting Central Government clearance. Phase 3 of the Metro is planned between Vega City Junction in JP Nagar and up to Kadabagere on Magadi Road. The line is 44.65 km long and is split into 2 corridors -- 32.15 km from JP Nagar 4th Phase to Kempapura (ORR west) with 22 stations and 12.50 km between Hosahalli and Kadabagere (Magadi Road) comprising 9 stations (a total of 31 stations). "The Phase 3 will be specifically important in providing an efficient and economical mode of Mass Rapid Transit System in Bengaluru South, serving a large commuter base of employees, students and general public," Surya said in a statement. Surya also said that Puri has assured him of visiting Bengaluru soon to take stock of the progress of the Phase 2A, Phase 2B and Yellow Line of the Metro. /IANS