Morjim in Pernem taluka seems to be a favourite destination for foreigners of non-Indian origin as several plots aggregating around 28,000 sq mts has been purchased by them. Most of them have formed tourism-related companies, as per the statistics of land purchased by them since June 2000 under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) which was enacted by the erstwhile NDA government at the Centre. The information was furnished by the Pernem Mamlatdar, Surendra F Naik under Right to Information Act to National Youth Congress president, Rajan Ghate, who is running a campaign against the sale of property to foreign nationals of non-Indian origin. Among the foreigners of non-Indian origin, Russians seem to be dominating the market. Going into the details of land purchased by foreigners, Leonid Beyzer and Valiulim Rashid of True Axis Resorts Pvt Ltd had purchased 19,906 sq mts land bearing survey No 119/3. Beyzer, meanwhile, is also a director of Artlibori Resorts Pvt Ltd, an Indian registered company which has bought two plots, one admeasuring 3065 sq mts in survey no 131/1 and another admeasuring 1157 sq mts in 58/8. The applications for mutations in all the three cases were disposed off on November 13, 2005. In another case M/s Hansa Tourist Development Pvt Ltd, an Indian registered company, through its directors Alf Mario Hansen and Petra Susanne Kohler of Germany have bought 961 sq mts land under survey No 287/19 in Mandrem, the mutation of which was done in May this year. Britisher, Photis Kally, Jivana Health Resorts Pvt Ltd is also learnt to have purchased 3,000 sq mts land, the mutation for which was completed in 2004. In yet another case a group of Indians including an US national Rev A Walter Picardo have purchased 2000 sq mt land at Corgao a year ago. Pramod Jolly of Austria is also learnt to have purchased more than 1000 sq mt of land in Morjim. However, his application for purchase of another 600 mts is still pending before the Pernem Mamlatdar. Similarly, a mutation application of Leela Art gallery through Korea nationals is also pending before the mamlatdar.BY HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JUNE 29
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