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FAISALABAD: The mushroom growth of illegal housing schemes is multiplying civic problems besides causing hurdle in the smooth development of urban areas, Provincial finance Minister Ch Mohammad Afzal said here on Saturday.

Addressing a special meeting, he suggested that neon signs be put up in front of all such private housing schemes directing people to confirm about the provision of basic civic amenities before purchasing plots there.

He also said that concerned institutions and departments should check why the plots in these housing schemes were released without providing required civic facilities.

He said that there was no sewerage system in 174 private housing schemes which are discharging 99 cusecs of waste water .He said that an amount around Rs 40 crore was required to provide the facility of sewerage system in these colonies which was next to impossible in the prevailing financial resources.-APP