Summary: The proposed karora hpp is a run of river scheme on khan khwar approximately 300m upstream of village kuz kana in shangla district. The project is nearly 25 km from basham which is about 225 km from islamabad. The proposed weir site is located at latitude 34º 55’ 21” north and longitude 72º 45’ 25” east while the powerhouse is located 5.2 km downstream of the proposed weir site near raniyal village. Karora hpp is accessible through fairly good condition besham–mingora road up to karora village and fair condition single metaled road from karora village to kuz kana village near the weir site.