Neiveli Tourism, Tamil Nadu India
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Neiveli Fast Facts
- State: Tamil Nadu
- District: Cuddalore
- Famous for/as: City
- Population: 128,133
- Religions: Hindu,Muslim
- Altitude: 87 m
- Language: Tamil,Hindi,English
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Neiveli, India Overview
Neyveli, Home of the Neyveli Lignite Corporation, is today India’s energy –bridge to the 21-century and a fulfillment of Pandit Nehru’s vision. Incidentally Pt.Nehru and NLC share a common birthday (14.11.1956) Pt.Nehru launched a mining operations with his golden touch in May 1957. Even since, there has been no looking back. NLC has achieved the objectives it has set for itself. Fulfilling its corporate mission to be the leader in the industry. Computing of two open cast mines, two pit head Thermal Power Stations, Briquetting & Carbonisation plant and a Fertilizer Plant, NLC’s growth is sustained and its contribution to India’s social and economic development is significant
MINES - I
Demarcated over an area of 16.90 Sq.km. with a reserve of about 287 million tones. Mine-I is situated on the Northern part of the field adjacent to the Neyveli Township. The lignite seam was first exposed in August 1961 and regular lignite mining was commenced in May 1962. Its production (6.5 million tones of lignite per annum) feeds Thermal Power Station-I, Briquetting and Carbonisation Plant and the process Steam Plant.
While the overburden thickness varies from 70 to 95 m, the lignite thickness is 10 to 23 m. German excavation technology in open cast mining, using Bucket wheel Excavators, conveyors and spreaders was used in this mine for the first time in the country, A huge reservoir of ground water exists below the entire lignite bed, exerting an upward pressure of 6 to 8 Kg/Sq.cm. which is tackled by an effective ground water management system.
MINES - II
Mine – II is located 5 Kms. South of Mine-I spread over an area of 26 sq.kms. with 398 million tones reserve. The lignite seam was first exposed in September 1984 and regular lignite mining commenced in March 1985. The maximum overburden is 103 m. and the lignite thickness varies from 8 to 22 m. Initially, the mine was started with a production capacity of 4.7 million tones and in February '83 the capacity was enhanced to 10.5 million tones per annum. The lignite production in this mine meets the fuel requirement of Thermal Power Station-II. The method of mining and equipment used are similar to that of Mine –I.
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, India History
Borewells driven in the now famous peasant Mr Jambulinga Mudhaliyar's land in 1935 revealed the presence of 'black particles'. The analysis of the 'black particles' led to the discovery of a huge lignite reserve beneath the areas in and around Neyveli. The Neyveli Lignite Corporation was formed as a Corporate Body in 1956 under the Government of India. It is still a Central Government Public Sector Undertaking (PSU). Mining of first lignite seam started in 1962. The first thermal power station was commissioned in 1962 with a capacity of 600 MW. The current capacity of the thermal power stations in Neyveli exceeds 2500 MW.