discuss the town planning of the indus valley civilization.
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The Harappan Civilization was one of the oldest civilization in the Indian sub-continent known for its modern structures. It was a Bronze Age Civilization in the northwestern region of South Asia. It is called Harappan because the remnants of the civilization was discovered first at the modern site of Harappa located in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Archeological evidences suggest that the civilization flourished in the Indus valley, hence it is also known as the Indus Valley Civilization.
The Citadels or Acropolis – The Harappa and Mohenjo-daro had a citadel or acropolis mount built on a high podium of mud-brick. The citadel is believed to be occupied by the ruling class.
The Houses -The common people lived in the brick houses of the lower town that lay below the citadel. The houses were arranged in the form of a grid system, with roads cutting across one another almost in right angles.
The Great Bath – The great Bath was the most important public place of Mohenjo-daro. It may have been used for ritual bathing. The dimension of the Great Bath was 11.88 m(length) x 7.01 m (breadth) x 2.43 m(depth). The floor of the bath was made of burnt brick. There was a large well in the adjacent room and an outlet to drain out the dirty water. Side rooms were available to change clothes. And there were flight steps at either end to the surface.
Granaries – The largest building in Mohenjo-daro is a granary. It is 45.71 m long and 15.23 m wide. In the citadel of Harappa, there were as many as six granaries. Each granary measured 15.23 m x 6.09 m. Some kind of circular brick platforms are found to the south of the granaries at Harappa. These might be used for threshing of grains.
The drainage system – Almost all the cities had a good drainage system. Every house had their own courtyard and bathrooms. In Kalibangan most houses had wells. The waters from the houses were flown to the big drains of the city. Altogether the cities had a unique drainage system that were probably not present in any civilization of that time.
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Town planning is the unique feature of Indus valley civilization. Their town planning proves that they lived a highly civilized and developed life. Indus people were the first to build planned cities with scientific drainage system. The Indus cities were built on an uniform plan