Write a brief note on housing and drainage in the Harappan cities.
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Answer:
- Drainage
The drainage system and drains in Harappan cities were covered with bricks or stones and were provided with inspection traps and main holes at regular intervals for inspection.
- Housing
The Harappan people used burnt bricks for constructing their house. The bricks had a general proportion of 4:2:1.
The remarkable thing about the arrangement of the houses in the Harappan cities is that they followed the grid system.
Explanation:
• Harappan city demonstrated a good senses of civil planning and organisation .
★ House:
• An average house comprised a courtyard and 4 to 6 rooms a bedroom, a kitchen and the presence of staircase gives indication of second story.
• Houses had side entrances and Windows were conspicuously absent, expect in Lothal.
• Every house was separated by a narrow space.
• The roofs were flat.
• Doors were set in wooden frames and average width of door was 1 metre .
• Kitchens were small in size.
★ Drainage system :
The Indus valley civilization had an elaborate and plan underground drainage system.