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>Well-regulated streets (were) oriented invariably along with the cardinal directions, thus forming a grid-iron pattern. Even the widths of these streets were in a set ratio, i.e. if the narrowest lane was one unit in width, the other streets were twice, thrice and so on...Such a town-planning was unknown in contemporary World.

B.B. Lal on Kalibanga

>>7894(OP)

in this thread we will discuss faults plaging our cities and different aspects of city planning

>>7896

>4000+ years ago, brick houses in SSC site Kalibangan had courtyards, 6/7 rooms, & staircases to upper floor. Ritual brick fire altars were found in many houses, which were not for cooking as they had a long, thin raised column in the middle.

>Each house faced 2 to 3 streets & was part of a grid layout in the township. The main doorway opened onto the street. There were covered drains in the street made from kiln fired bricks so that they were waterproof. Terracotta pipes along walls drained extra water from roofs.

>Each kitchen had a chulha & tandoor. Tandoors were located in NW corner of courtyard to minimize smoke pollution. Tandoors were of both underground & above ground variety. Terracotta Belans, Chaklas & Tawas were used by Kalibangans to prepare fresh wheat & barley Tandoori Rotis.

>Attached to the houses were brick wells for fresh water used for cooking, bathing, cleaning and to feed domestic animals like cows. Terracotta & wooden Pulleys with ropes were used to lift up the buckets of water from the well.

https://twitter.com/MumukshuSavitri/status/1761690551198666762[embed]

Ref: Memoirs of the Archaeological Society of India, No. 110, Excavations at Kalibangan - The Harappans (1960-69) Part 1, ASI, 2015

Memoirs of the Archaeological Society of India, No. 110, Excavations at Kalibangan - The Harappans (1960-69) Part 2, ASI, 2020

How to improve Indian cities (working guide 2024)

1. Shut down every paan production facility

>>7958

Imagine a townsquare thing in pajeetland in Gorakhpur or something. Thousands of bimarus gathering like the ones in CP. Peak sovl.

First pic is nice, how did you edit it negro?

>>8271

Photoshop

assuming you have studied something about city building.... Which of the following is the better way to make intersections.

No roundabouts. I'm talking about 4 way vs 3 way intersections. Which is better

>>7958

true

assuming you have studied something about city building.... Which of the following is the better way to make intersections.

No roundabouts. I'm talking about 4 way vs 3 way intersections. Which is better

>>7958

true

>>8516

forgot file

>>8021

>Imagine a townsquare thing in pajeetland in Gorakhpur or something. Thousands of bimarus gathering like the ones in CP. Peak sovl.

Our babunegros are too svbhumans otherwise we could have created one main district center for all economic activities connected with our best public infra and rest of the place should be left to people but also ensured that city planning is maintained, roads follow grid like structures.

Biggest issue our cities are facing

>bad quality control of street foods

>encroaching

>lack of parking facilities leading to more encroaching

>dedicated market place or place where street vendors can sell while also maintaining hygiene

>dustbins at regular distances

>regular garbage collectors and cleaners

Atleast ignoring big things, if only these are solved city will improve a lot

>>8516

>>8518

I don't know if you remember there was this anon who shared a youtube channel which had boomers explaining great many topics. In that it also included topics related to city planning, need to find that thread.

Amidst all the on going construction and revamp of cities, one thing we need to focus more on is having trees around the roads. This is must and we should figure out a way to do it.

I was travelling through the scorching heat and there was no tree and it felt like i was on the planet Arrakis but as soon as i entered this area, like 4 lanes but had trees both the sides it was like heaven, the feeling of that cool breeze hitting your face.

We need to push for more trees, more of native type everywhere.

Currently if you see the haphazard development you would see only concrete jungle and no wonder we are suffering.

With car centric infra, roads are getting wider so plant more trees. Narrow roads are good to maintain cool air, can have small native flowers and plants in there.

>>7894(OP)

Based OP

>>8838

You cannot do it while infra is being built. But after that you have to. Otherwise

https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/urban-heat-island/

Which js already the case in most Indian cities.

There is the issue of runoff. No more natural surfaces in Indian cities cause rainwater to flow away.

>>7894(OP)

mullas and biharis