Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Ancient Indian wisdom-DRAINAGE SYSTEM IN MOHENJODARO


Ancient Indian wisdom-DRAINAGE SYSTEM IN MOHENJODARO

DRAINAGE SYSTEM IN MOHENJODARO

The city of Mohenjo-Daro in the Indus Valley was serviced with sewers made of brick with a bitumen finish, and these drained not only the main streets but the side streets as well. They were big enough for a man to walk through them standing upright.

From each house, ceramic drains ran to the sewers. The city had large public baths, with changing rooms, fountains and steam baths. A huge swimming pool was served with pipes and drains for changing the water. The swimming pool is still watertight, after 4,500 years!

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