Neervely


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 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" and in several historical websites

Education in Neervely

Especially Banana, paddy and other vegetables etc.
Neervely has jaffna's 2nd 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. This was the last joint operation between LTTE and TELO.