The remains of Harappa and Mohenjodaro reveal a remarkable sense of town planning.The towns were laid out in a ractangular grid pattern.
∆ Buildings: Three types of buildings hve been found in the excavation sites- dwelling houses , public buildings , and public baths.
∆ Materials used : Burnt mud bricks were used for construction purposes and joined together with Gipsum mortar. Stone slabs were lso used for covering manhole.
Generally the IVC was divided into two parts that is lower and upper town.
A. CITADEL :
* Upper town in western part was known as citadel.
Granaries - Granaries were also created in this part which were ment for storage of grains.It is created in a scientific pattern, strategic holes and reaised platform were created for exchange of gases and protecting them from pests.
Common bath - One of the most important structure in this part of the town was common bath ment for rituals (ablutions).This baths also had an array of galleries and rooms surrounding it. Most famous exampel of a public bath is the Great bath in the excaveted remains of Mohenjodaro .Stears were created in north and south direction and made from burnt bricks.
Administrative buildings , Piller halls and courtyard ate also created in citadel.Some of the buildings are ment for the residence of the rulers and aristocrarts.It did not have large monumental structures.
B .LOWER PART :
The lower town was ment for habitation of the commoners.This part of the town was divided in meny sectors .
∆ Drainage :
- Drains were created on boath sides of road
- They were covered with stone slab and brick slab .
- Inside the drains the provision of man hole to clean the drain and the Gypsum coating is used in man hole for filtered water which was discharged into ground.
∆ Streets :
*Straight and cut each other with right angles.
*13-34 feet wide.
*Well lined.
*Devided the city into ractangular blocks .
* Street lights existed.
* Dust beens also provided on the streets that depicts good municipal administration.
∆ Houses:
* There were instances of single storey , double storey, and triple storey houses.
* All houses were created with burnt bricks f same shape and size.
* Inside the house there were bedrooms, separate kitchen, wash rooms, and courtyard.
* Generally the main gates of the houses were created not facing main road so as to save guard their privacy .
* Some rich people also had separate well.
* All the houses were connected with the main drainage .
* There were gates in house but no doors are there .
The importance placed on hygiene both personal and public , is quite impressive.
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