Describe the city plan in Harappa?
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The most striking feature of the Harappan cities is their town planning. The Harappan City was divided into the upper town (also called the Citadel) and the lower town. The various features of the Harappan town Planning is given below:
Granaries: The granary was the largest structure in Mohenjodaro, and in Harappa there were about six granaries or storehouses. These were used for storing grain.
Great Bath: This was another important structure in Mohenjodaro. The floor of the bath had five layers. It was so watertight that even today it holds water. There were changing rooms. People probably used it during festivals and religious ceremoies.
Town Hall: A palace-like building that looked like an assembly hall for the city government or for people to meet.
Lower Town: This was the residential area where the common people lived.
Streets: The roads and streets intersected at right angles, with covered drains along the road. Houses were built on either side of the roads and streets.
Drainage System: The drainage system of the Harappan cities was the best known to the world in ancient times. The brickwork prevented the dirty water from leaking. Wooden screens stopped the solid wastes from being washed away with the water. Drains were built on either side of the roads. They were covered with stones which could be removed in order to clean them.
Houses: The houses varied in size. Some might have had two storeys. The houses were made of burnt bricks. Most of the houses had a central courtyard, a well, a bathing area and a kitchen.
The city of Harappa was planned with scientific drainage grid-based-planning system. It was also divided into two parts:Citadel and the Lower town.
The Harappan and Mohenjodaro cities were known as amazingly planned cities because their town planning was unique, their town planning shows that they lived a highly civilized life. They were the first civilisation to build planned cities with scientific drainage systems. The cities were characterised by grid based town planning system, in this system the streets and alleys cut each other at a right angle which leads to separating the whole city into rectangular blocks. Along with this grid system, the Harappan settlement was also divided into two sections: Citadel anthe d Lower town. The Citadel was built in a higher place and the lower town is somewhat lower than the other part as the name suggests. The Citadel was walled and separated from the lower town. The lower town was also walled.