Consider the following statements regarding the geo-engineering layouts of the dams at Dholavira:
1. Massive stone bunds or check dams were built across the seasonal torrents of the Mansar and Manhar streams to harvest storm-water runoff.
2. The water was systematically funneled into deep rock-cut reservoirs through specialized stone drains fitted with sluice-gates to separate heavy silt before storage.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Both statements are correct. Dholavira's master water architecture relied fully on storm-water runoff collection. By damming the Mansar on the north and Manhar on the south of the citadel, engineers safely guided raw flash floods through specialized sedimentation channels directly into their massive stone-cut storage tanks.

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