** Shares of Shriram Properties SRIP.NS rise as much as 6% to 93.25 rupees, hitting their highest in nearly three weeks
** Real estate firm signs a joint development agreement for a 7 acres land parcel in India's Bengaluru
** Estimated gross development value potential for project at 6 billion rupees ($68 million)
** More than 2 mln shares traded, nearly 3-times their 30-day avg
** Stock last up 2%, trimming YTD losses to 16%
($1 = 87.8950 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Nishit Navin in Bengaluru)
((nishit.navin@thomsonreuters.com))