The Indus valley civilization was one of the four major river valley civilizations. Theirs was a well organized civilization that boasted of well organized sumptuous cities. The civilization was spread all over what is now Pakistan and it extended to some parts of Central India. Their civic organization was such that perhaps today our cities could do with some organization of that sort.
The roads of all the major cities were quite wide and were
rounded at the corners. They were constructed in an east-west or north-south
direction so that the prevailing winds could keep the roads clean. In addition
to this there were also cleaners who kept the streets clean.
This civilization’s cities also boasted of proper drainage
systems. Each house had a connection to the main drain that ran below the
streets. The drains ended in the fields so that the waste water could irrigate
the fields. This ingenuity is not seen anywhere in today’s world. All
industries like brick kilns were located outside the city.
These incredible ideas could be successfully implemented in
our cluttered cities today. Such systems
would really be effective in this age.
