 sawra kuddu hep sawra kuddu hep gayathri mon 6192023 1045 sawra kuddu hep has been contemplated as a power generation development on the pabbar river in shimla district hp the project comprises of a piano key weir an intake structure to draw 78 cumecs discharge through three openings surface gutter type desilting arrangement divided into three portions each 80 m long 195 m wide and 105 m deep for exclusion of silt particles down to 2 mm size water is further carried through water conductor system comprising 11145 km long 5 m diameter dshaped head race tunnel 14 m diameter 82 m high underground restricted orifice type surge shaft 4 m diameter steel lined pressured shaft trifurcating in 230 m diameter branch shafts to feed three 37 mw capacity each vertical axis francis turbines housed in an 90 m x 14 m x 39 m size underground power house cavity located on the left bank of the pabbar river near snail village the project is expected to generate 386 mu in a 90 dependable year capacity 111 mw design energy in 90 dependable year 386 mu design head 18248 m diversion structure p k wier type with 5 nos gate 820m x 630m each head race tunnel 11232 m long 5 m dia d shaped penstock pressure shaft steel lined underground circular shape 1 no main ps 40m dia 3 nosbranch ps 230m dia power house underground 3 nos vertical axis francis turbine with generating units of 37 mw each village sawra tehsil rohru district shimla state himachal pradesh sawra kuddu hep commissioned projects 276 mw  yamuna pabbar shimla hp 111 mw 3x37w unit12 321012021  