Neervely

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Neervely
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern
DistrictJaffna
DS DivisionValikamam East
Kopay
Named forwater around
Population
 (2011 est.)
 • Total50,000
Time zone0530

Neervely is a village located in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It is located 8 km from Jaffna along the Point Pedro road.

History[]

An ancient limestone Buddha (believed to be from pre-Christian to 6th century CE) was found here and is now in the Jaffna Museum. An ancient well, stone pillars etc. have been found at this so far un-excavated site. The ancient Buddhist place-name is cited as "Neelavaella" (Archaeo. Dept. file EC/B/N/56 folio 73 ) and in several historical websites .[1]

Education in Neervely[]

  • Attiar Hindu College, Neervely was established in 1929.[2]
  • Hindu Tamil mixed school, Neervely South.
  • Ramupillai vithyalayam, Neervely West.
  • Four other schools[citation needed][3]

Agriculture[]

Especially Banana, paddy and other vegetables etc.

Neervely has Sri Lanka's leading big banana market too.

Industries[]

Building construction, wood and metal works

Bank robbery[]

On March 25, 1981 militants of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization robbed a bank van of Rs. 8. 1 million rupees near Neervely.[4][5] This was the last joint operation between LTTE and TELO.

References[]

  1. ^ dh-web.org/place.names/index.html
  2. ^ "Attiar Hindu College". Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  3. ^ www.neervely.ca/photo_gallery/index.php?album=Neervely+Schools
  4. ^ "KP: LTTE's elusive chief arms procurer". The Nation on Sunday. 2007-09-16. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  5. ^ Jeyaraj, D.B.S. (31 March 2002). "The return of Balasingham". The Sunday Leader. Tamil Canadian. Retrieved 24 April 2010.

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