[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Town Planning in Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925) › c8.34 # Town Planning in Ancient India c8.34 Town Planning in Ancient India c8.34 - **Language:** English ### [c8.34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c8.34) sea. This is the river-fort (nadīdurga) of Śukrāchāryya.¹ It is an insular town or fort of which modern Bombay, ancient Ceylon, Srirangam and Kaveri-pumpattinam may serve as the best examples. The other type is the land-fort (sthala-durga). It is a fort situated on a high land girt round by stagnant (as opposed to flowing) fathomless waters, or a fort in the midst of a lake or vast tank.¹ When these ambient waters are artificial, as of the ditches excavated by men, it answers to the - [Previous: c8.33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c8.33) - [Next: c8.35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c8.35) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c8.34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c8.34) · Pramāṇa