Moitem

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Moitem
मोइतेम
village
Moitem is located in Goa
Moitem
Moitem
Location in Goa, India
Coordinates: 15°37′15″N 73°53′51″E / 15.62083°N 73.89750°E / 15.62083; 73.89750Coordinates: 15°37′15″N 73°53′51″E / 15.62083°N 73.89750°E / 15.62083; 73.89750
Country India
StateGoa
DistrictNorth Goa
Languages
 • OfficialKonkani
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code00-91-832
Vehicle registrationGA
Nearest cityMapusa
Websitegoa.gov.in

Moitem (मोइतेम) is a small village situated in the Bardez sub-district or taluka of Goa, which lies along the west-coast of India. It is in the vicinity of the Assonora water treatment plant, which caters to the water needs of much of North Goa.

Area, population, literacy[]

Moitem is spread over 88.52 hectares, and has 190 households, with a population of 860 Of these, 420 are male and 440 are female.[1] A total of 73 children are in the zero-to-six age group. Some 714 persons (374 males and 340 females) are literate in the village.[1]

Location[]

Mahindra Holidays chairman Arun Nanda has been quoted as describing their resort in 2016 in the locality as being on a greenfield site, in "Assonora is in Goa which is a very beautiful resort. It is over nearly 50 acres of land, it will be a very different experience something Indian tourist have not seen before. Totally family focused."[2]

RTI case[]

Moitem village was in the news in May 2019, when additional collector and appellate authority Dasharat Redkar ruled in a Right to Information case that citizens would no longer have to pay "exorbitant fees" -- of Rs 51 per photocopied page -- when seeking documents pertaining to the Goa government's revenue department under the Right to Information Act.[3] This case was filed by Swapnesh Sherlekar over from agricultural to non-agricultural, in Moitem village of Bardez, for commercial purposes by the Mahindra Holidays and Resorts India Limited.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Census of India, 2011: Goa. Series 31, Part XIIB. District Census Handbook. Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract. Directorate of Census Operations, Goa. 2014. pp. 102–3.
  2. ^ [httpd://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/companies/higher-upgrades-aiding-average-realisations-mahindra-holidays-963689.html "Higher upgrades aiding average realisations: Mahindra Holidays"]. Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  3. ^ a b May 28, TNN /; 2019; Ist, 04:17. "RTI documents to no longer cost citizens Rs 51 per page | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-10-15.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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