Q. Consider the following statements about Dholavira, a Harappan city:
1. It is one of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites.
2. It is located in Kathiawar peninsula.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 
Answer: A
Notes:
Recently UNESCO added Dholavira, a Harappan City, to its list of World Heritage Sites. One of the unique characteristics of Dholavira is that the city lies on the island of Khadir Bet in Great Rann of Kutch.
A few salient features of Dholavira:
- Trade: It was a flourishing manufacturing centre for various Harappan items like beads, bangles, copper objects. These items were traded with other Harappan cities & as well as other civilizations like Mesopotamia
- Water Management: Dholavira had only two seasonal streams which would swell and then dry up quickly. So, administrators paid extreme attention to water management.
- Almost 10% of the city was reserved for reservoirs that could store up to 10 million litres of water.
- Rivulets were dammed and water was diverted to large reservoirs.
- There was a large underground stormwater drain in the city. This collected surface run-off and channeled it to the reservoir.
Source: EPIC August 2021
