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Nashik: The Nashik city has been ranked 20th among the 98 cities for implementation of projects under the smart city mission.The rankings were released by the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs on February 6. The second phase is expected to be completed by March-end.“We got selected for smart city scheme in the second round. Nashik was selected in the second list of cities to be developed under the smart city mission. Following its selection, elected representatives of Nashik opposed the project due to mandatory formation of special purpose vehicle (SPV), in which they were excluded. Other cities in the state, except Nagpur and Pune, are placed behind Nashik in the list.The work on projects in Nashik started later than it started in other cities as it was hosting Simhastha Kumbh Mela in 2015-16..