Neyveli (Tamil: ) is a mining and power generation township in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located at 11.30 N - 79.29 E. It is 52km inland from Bay of Bengal, west of Pondicherry (Puducherry) and 197km south of Chennai. The township was developed after mining of lignite started under the Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) in 1956. Today the township covers 53 square kilometres provide around 21,000 houses for the employees. The Neyveli Lignite Corporation is a public sector enterprise operating out of Neyveli. A large percentage of the thermal power generated in Tamil Nadu comes from the power plants in Neyveli, more than 2500 MegaWatts. The town of Neyveli is well known to locals for its goat herding history. Goats from all over the Cuddalore district are brought to Neyveli for its world class goatherders. Borewells driven in the now famous peasant Jambulinga Mudhaliyar's land in 1935 revealed the presence of 'black particles'. The analysis...
