Sawra
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Sawra
Saraswati Nagar | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Sawra Location in Himachal Pradesh, India  Sawra Sawra (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°07′23″N 77°45′04″E / 31.123°N 77.751°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Shimla |
| Government | |
| • Type | Gram panchayat |
| • Paradhan | Joginder Singh[1] |
| Elevation | 1,465 m (4,806 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Regional | Mahasu Pahari (Shoracholi)[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 171206 |
| Vehicle registration | HP-10 |
Sawra, also called Saraswati Nagar, is a village fall in subdivision Rohru in Shimla district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is a village situated at the banks of Pabbar River and it is about 103 kilometres away from Shimla and 12 kilometres away from Rohru. Sawra is also famous for Sawra Kuddu Hydro Electric Project.[3]
The plant is one of the few projects in the Yamuna basin, where the government of Himachal Pradesh has identified a hydro potential of 1044.82 MW (shared between HP and Uttarakhand state). The state company HPPCL has created a Special Purpose Vehicle, namely, Pabbar Valley Power Corporation for execution of these projects on the same river. The Project was scheduled for completion in December 2011.
Hatkoti is located at 31°07′23″N 77°45′04″E / 31.123°N 77.751°E. It has an average elevation of 1,465 m.
