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The document summarizes key aspects of town planning in the Indus Valley civilization, including their street layout, drainage system, and buildings. The streets were straight and intersected at right angles, and featured brickwork, street lighting, and trash cans. Their sophisticated drainage system included covered brick-lined canals and manholes. A notable structure was the Great Bath, a large rectangular tank used for ceremonial bathing. Granaries stored staple foods and provided protection and distribution during disasters. Residences had multiple rooms around a courtyard and incorporated amenities like wells.

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The document summarizes key aspects of town planning in the Indus Valley civilization, including their street layout, drainage system, and buildings. The streets were straight and intersected at right angles, and featured brickwork, street lighting, and trash cans. Their sophisticated drainage system included covered brick-lined canals and manholes. A notable structure was the Great Bath, a large rectangular tank used for ceremonial bathing. Granaries stored staple foods and provided protection and distribution during disasters. Residences had multiple rooms around a courtyard and incorporated amenities like wells.

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ASSIGNMENT

TOWN PLANNING

• INTRODUCTION
• The Harappan civilization's town layout supports the idea that the city's
municipal establishments were well developed. The Indus Valley civilization is
distinguished by its town layout. Their town layout demonstrates that they had
a civilised and evolved life. In nature, town planning was fantastic. A few towns
feature citadels to the west built on higher platforms, with residential areas to
the east. They are both enclosed by a large masonry wall. Cities without a
fortress are built on towering mounds. in the upcoming paragragh we discuss
about the town planning features and its structure.That is streets and roads ,
drainage system, Great bath and granaries and buildings .
Streets and Roads
• Indus Valley's streets and roadways were all straight and intersected at a right
angle . All of the roadways were constructed with burned bricks, with the length
of each brick being four times its height and the breadth being two times its
height . They ranged in width from 13 to 34 feet and were fully lined. The city
was split into rectangular blocks by the streets and roadways. Archaeologists
unearthed the lamp posts at regular intervals. This implies the presence of
street lighting. On the streets, there were also trash cans. These demonstrate the
presence of competent municipal management.as the foundation for two rows
of six granaries each.
DRAINAGE SYSTEM
One of the most notable elements of the Indus Valley civilization was the city's
efficient closed drainage syste.Cities of the Indus Valley Civilization possessed
sophisticated water and sewage systems.Many Indus Valley sites have houses with
single, double, and more rooms coupled to a very effective drainage system.
Each residence had its own drainage and soak pit that was linked to the public
drainage system.Every roadway was lined by brick-paved canals.They were
covered and had manholes at regular intervals for cleaning and clearing.To convey
extra water, large brick culverts with corbelled roofs were built on the city's
outskirts.As a result, the Indus people developed a flawless subsurface drainage
system.No other modern culture paid such close attention to hygiene.
Corbelled drains were the primary method of collecting waste and rainfall; they
may also have been used to empty enormous pools used for ceremonial washing
GREAT BATH
• The Great Bath is the most notable feature of Mohenjodaro. It is made up of a big
quadrangle.The discovery reveals that the Great Bath, which was located within
the city, was a huge rectangular tank used for special rites or ceremonial bathing
and resembled a modern-day swimming pool.There is a large swimming pool in
the centre (about 39 feet long, 23 feet wide, and 8 feet deep) with the ruins of
galleries and chambers on all four sides.It features a flight of stairs at either end
and is supplied by a well in one of the neighbouring apartments.The water was
released through a massive drain with a corbelled ceiling that was more than 6
feet deep.The Great Bath's outside walls were 8 feet thick.To prevent water
leakage, the tank was covered with gypsum.For 5000 years, this sturdy structure
has resisted the assaults of nature.Some rooms were equipped with hot water
baths.
GRANARIES
• The granary, which is 45.71 metres long and 15.23 metres broad, is the
biggest structure at Mohenjodaro.Harappa has a set of brick platforms that
served as the foundation for two rows of six granaries each.Brick platforms
have also been discovered in the southern section of Kalibangan.These
granaries protected the grains, which were most likely gathered as income or
as storehouses to be used in crises.During disasters, most staple foods like
rice, wheat, and barley were stockpiled in these warehouses for public
distribution.The cervical granaries were a massive building.Archeological
evidence suggests that the lowest half of the stockroom was formed of
blocks, while the upper part was most likely made of wood.
BUILDINGS
• People from the Indus Valley civilisation erected dwellings and other structures
beside highways.They constructed terraced dwellings out of charred bricks.
Every dwelling had at least two rooms.There were also multi-story
buildings.The buildings were built around an inner courtyard and had pillared
hallways, bath rooms, paved floors, a kitchen, a well, and other amenities.In
addition to living quarters, extensive constructions have been discovered.One of
these structures has the largest hall, which is 80 feet long and 80 feet broad.It
might have been a castle, a temple, or a meeting hall.There are also workmen's
quarters. It had an outstanding water supply system. There were public wells
throughout the streets.Each large residence has its own well.They also
constructed a dockyard at Lothal.The majority of the residences in the Lower
Town featured a central courtyard surrounded by rooms.Summer activities like
cooking and knitting were most likely done in the courtyard.To promote privacy,
the main entrance was usually located so that it did not provide a direct view of
inside.Furthermore, there were no windows on the ground-level walls of the

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