INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Lignite is found mainly in Neyveli. Lignite is known as the ‘brown coal’. The NLC or the Neyveli Lignite Corporation is a company owned by the Government of India which is responsible for mining lignite in Neyveli.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lignite is a low grade brown coal, which is soft with high moisture content. The principal lignite reserves are in Neyveli in Tamil Nadu and are used for generation of electricity.

Detailed explanation-3: -It annually produces about 30 million tonnes of lignite from opencast mines at Neyveli in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India and at Barsingsar in Bikaner district of Rajasthan state. The lignite is used at pithead thermal power stations of 3640 MW installed capacity to produce electricity.

Detailed explanation-4: -The coal deposits of Tamil Nadu (lignite coal) are found in Neyveli in the South Arcot district.

Detailed explanation-5: -Neyveli boasts of the largest metal statue of Lord Shiva in the world, a first-of-its-kind in Asia. This statue of the Lord, called Panchaloha, which means created with five metals, is located in the Nataraja Temple, and appeals to many devotees of various faiths.