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Question
What is the evidence which reveals the skill of the Indus people in town-planning?
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Solution
Streets: The streets divided the entire city into square or rectangular blocks, each of which was further divided by a number of lanes. The main streets were wide and straight and intersected with each other at right angles.
Bricks: Fire-burnt bricks were used for paving the streets. The comers of the streets were rounded off: Houses were not allowed to encroach upon the streets.
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