Chandigarh, September 07 Neither the bylaws nor any architectural norms apparently exist anymore in any of the villages Even after city villages have been included in the Municipal limits of Chandigarh, the authorities are yet to accept these in the true spirit, as most villages lack basic amenities. Lack of concrete roads, streetlights, adequate health and sanitation services comprise a small list of the larger picture of neglect. The facts stand substantiated in the Statistical Abstract released by the Chandigarh Administration earlier this week. The city villages cover an area of hundreds of acres, with each of 12 such villages covering nearly 600 to 700 acres of land on an average. As the authorities appear least bothered in providing even basic facilities in these villages even after including them in the Municipal limits, the situation is deteriorating further. As far as building bylaws are concerned, neither the bylaws nor any such architectural control norms apparently exist anymore in any of the villages. Be it haphazard construction or all kinds of architectural norms, all of it takes place in these villages. When asked, a senior MC official said,