Covered Drain, SD Area
Covered Drain emptying down slope on major street leading to the Great Bath.
Drain outlets, DK-I Area
The ground floor drain of the bathing platform empties out into the street next to tapered chute from a roof drain or a second storey bathing area.
Rain Outlets, DK-I Area
Close-up view of ground floor drain outlet from the street side, showing a brick on edge with a notch was placed across the drain hole to keep objects from flowing out with the bath water.
Terracotta Drainpipes Built into a Wall, Lower Town
Many drains from upper buildings were directed to the street through enclosed channels or terracotta pipes. The pipes were made using multiple telescoping segments that fit snugly with the next segment.
Brick drains
Baked brick drains and possible doorways were missed by brick robbers in Trench 57 West. The massive mud brick platforms may have served as foundations for houses.
Covered Drains Leading from the Dyer's Workshop, VS Area
A small drain leads from the well and finely fitted brick floor of the dyer's workshop to a covered drain at the edge of the street.
Trench 57 excavations
Overview of Trench 57 excavations that were continued in 2001 to reveal massive baked brick wall voids and additional baked brick drains. Looking West.
Drain chute, DK-G Area
Many of the buildings at Mohenjo-daro had two or more stories. Water from the roof and upper storey bathrooms was carried through enclosed terracotta pipes or open chutes that emptied out onto the street, such as this one on a house in DK-G Area.
Modern Latrine Drain at Harappa town
Latrines located inside a courtyard of modern Harappa town have drains that fall directly into the open street drain. (See Indus 1, Slide 12 for an ancient bathing platform.)
Modern Second Storey Drain at Harappa Town
In the modern town of Harappa, a covered drain built along the outside of a house takes sewage water from a second storey latrine and bathroom to the street level drain without splashing people passing by on the street.