India, Dec. 4 -- A series of corruption charges are levelled against the big public sector undertaking Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited (NLCIL). The major allegations ranging from construction township for Talabira Thermal project in Odisha at an escalated cost without tender, fake documents with Exim Bank for a joint venture in Malaysia and Singapore, sale of pond ash without tender at a cheap rate and kickback allegations in providing funds under Corporate Social Responsibility schemes.

As per the documents submitted in Madras High Court, seeking CBI probe, Talabira township construction project was awarded at an escalated price of Rs547 crore, which was earlier given to BHEL for Rs192 crores. However, BHEL, which got tender f...