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Detailed explanation-1: -Indus people were the first to build planned cities with scientific drainage system. The Indus cities were built on an uniform plan. Town planning was amazing in nature. A few cities have citadels to the West built on higher platform and to the east of which is the hub of residential area.

Detailed explanation-2: -Both cities were planned, unlike cities in other ancient civilizations, which had grown from villages to towns to cities. They were built on a grid pattern, with wide roads dividing them in rectangular or square blocks packed with mud-brick buildings. Many of the buildings were several stories high.

Detailed explanation-3: -The people of the Indus Valley used mud from the river to make bricks to build their buildings. They would mix the soil with water and press it into wooden molds then bake it in the sun or kiln. Harappa was partially built on mud-brick platforms about 20 feet thick to protect it from flooding.

Detailed explanation-4: -The remains of the Indus Valley Civilization cities indicate remarkable organization; there were well-ordered wastewater drainage and trash collection systems, and possibly even public granaries and baths. Most city-dwellers were artisans and merchants grouped together in distinct neighborhoods.