How has the town planning of the indus valley civilisation influenced modern cities?give example
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Urban Cities: Remarkable town planning, and excellent system of drainage and sanitation
Large cities divided into two parts: The ‘Citadel’ mound built on the high podium of mud-brick to the west. The town to the east was the main hub of the residential area, which was also surrounded by a massive brick wall
Streets: Fine drainage system, Well-arranged water supply system, The street lights system, Watch and ward arrangement during night to oust the law breakers, Particular places to throw thrash and waste material, Public wells in every street, Well in every house, Main streets varying for 9 feet to as wide as 30-34 feet and were divided into networks of narrow lanes with great skills of dividing the cities.
Building Materials: No stone built house in the Indus cities and the staircases of big buildings were solid; the roofs were flat and were made of wood.
Material used:
Burnt bricks
Sun-dried bricks
Drainage System
Advanced drainage and sanitation system. Each house had horizontal and vertical drains and the house drains were connected with road drains. There were underground drains for the streets and there drains were shielded by stone slabs. Bricks were used to make the soak pits.