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Over the past one year, areas near Valayamadevi, Karivetti, and Kathazhai, located near the opencast mines of Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) NLC India Ltd. (NLCIL) in Cuddalore district remained a hotbed of protests over the latter’s move to take possession of lands acquired more than a decade ago for its expansion activities.
Neyveli in Tamil Nadu accounts for one of the largest lignite deposits in the country. NLCIL generates about 6,061 MW of power across its various project sites including those in other States and around 50% of the total power is supplied to Tamil Nadu.
