Question

Describe about the town planning of Indus valley cities.

Answer 1

a. The Indus Valley civilization and its cities included the first known urban sanitation systems in the world.
b. Their society included dockyards, granaries, warehouses, brick platforms and protective walls.
c. The city was meticulously planned with houses having similar access to water and drainage.
d. City of Harrapan had store houses.
e. The houses in the city had separate bathing area.
f.The city is also known for its well drainage system.
g. The drains were covered, there were also inspection holes to ensure the regular cleanliness of the drains.
h. The civilization is primarily noted for its urban style of planning using baked bricks​.
i. The cities comprised of upper towns called the citadel that included important buildings like government buildings, palaces .The lower towns was in the east were lower and housed common people
j. All these things were found by the archaeologists who found these sites and started exacavation.