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PUNE: The preliminary work of the second phase of the Smart City project is likely to begin soon, guardian minister Girish Bapat said on Friday.He convened a meeting of the advisory forum of the Pune Smart City Development Corporation Limited (PSCDCL) and he told the authorities to speed up the work of the first phase of the project. Seven projects have been completed, 26 have been taken up for implementation and around 17 are at the tendering stage. Discussions will be held on the scope of the project and the areas of inclusion.”He told the PSCDCL to prepare a list of projects awaiting clearance from the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). The planning will begin in the next two months. Bapat said preparations for the second phase were expected to begin in the next couple of months.The minister said he would hold meetings every two months to review the progress of the work and clear the hurdles coming in the way of its execution..