Question

Write any five important features of Harappan town planning.​

Answer 1

The main characteristics of town planning were the following:

i) Each city was divided into two parts-the raised area called the 'Citadel' and the 'lower town.'

ii) The main streets followed a grid pattern running from north to south or from east to west.

iii) The houses at street corners were rounded to allow carts to pass easily.

iv) House drains emptied all waste water into the street drains.

v) The streets crossed the main road at right angles, dividing the city into square or rectangular blocks.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. The main roads run parallel to each other.
2. The smalleststreets intersected the main roads at right angle this way the entire city was divided into a series of rectangular blocks.
3. There was Street lamps on the roads.
4. Houses were built on both both sides of the street.
5. Baked bricks of good quality were used to construct houses and other buildings.