Compare the drainage system in your locality with that of the cities mentioned in the lesson. What similarities and differences do you notice?

The only similarity that exists in terms of the drainage system in our vicinity as compared to what existed in the cities so mentioned in the lesson is:

(a) Availability of places and structures to be used as toilets and garbage dumps.

Differences so existing between the two:

In present citiesIn the ancient cities
1. Highly developed drainage system1. Drainage system not that developed
2. Existence of underground drainage system, different drains connected to the main drains outside2. Existence of the Ring well system(with ceramic rings used for the purpose)
3. Existence of separate garbage pits and dumps3. Ring wells also used as garbage dumps, no separate structures for the same

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