Mangaluru: The inaugural ceremony of MASCO Grandeur the 15th project of the MAS Group was held on Sunday evening here in Subhash Nagar near Pandeshwar in the city.

Mangaluru South MLA Vedavyas Kamath, MLC BM Farooq, Subash Nagar Corporator Abdul Latheef and Abdulla Monu Moidin of Euro Group of Companies Qatar, were present as guests of the ceremony.

Vedavyas Kamath inaugurated the residential building while BM Farooq inaugurated the commercial wing of the new building.

Vedavyas Kamath, in his address, congratulated the MAS Group, adding that they've been making the lives of people by giving them opportunity to own their homes.

He also lauded the structure and design of the newly inaugurated apartment building.

"Inauguration of such buildings is a sign of how the business and trade in Mangaluru is pacing up after the COVID pandemic," Kamath said.

BM Farooq while speaking about the problems faced by local builders in Mangaluru, said the city is growing vertically instead of expanding, leading to posing risk to the residents in case of mishaps.

He urged the builders and the government to take measures for the safety and well-being of the people of the city while also developing the city.

Abdulla Monu Moidin, a prominent NRI entrepreneur hailing from Mangaluru, who is also a partner in MAS Projects said MAS Grandeur is one of the dream projects of the group and hold a special place among the 15 projects the group has so far successfully completed.

Corporator Abdul Latheef also addressed the event.

A.Siddique Beary of the Bearys Group welcomed the guests and the audience while Ridhwan presented vote of thanks.

Master of Ceremony Sahil Zaheer, shed light on the journey of MAS Group.

Architect of the building Venkatesh Pai, and Structural Engineer of MAS Grandeur, Devdas Kamath were also felicitated during the ceremony.

Building contractor, electrical contractor, plumbing contractor, and other working contractors were also presented with momento at the ceremony.

Ridhwan and Ruwaid recited verses from Holy Quran and translation at the beginning of the inaugural ceremony.

MAS Group's partner brothers Mohammed Iqbal, Abdul Rasheed and Abdul Rahim were also present during the event.

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Guwahati(PTI): Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Monday said he would soon visit tea gardens, owned by public sector enterprise Andrew Yule, to revive its estates as workers are facing immense hardship.

Kumaraswamy, the minister of steel and heavy industries, thanked Assam Industries Minister Bimal Borah for apprising him of various challenges being faced by the tea gardens and the need to support the management to alleviate suffering of workers.

"We are concerned about the economic challenges and hardship of the tea gardens owned by Andrew Yule Group in Assam and its impact on the wage earners," Kumaraswamy said at a press conference here.

The tea garden wage earners will also get a 20 per cent Durga Puja bonus, like workers of other gardens, he said.

Referring to his recent visit to the Cement Corporation of India Ltd factory at Bokajan in Karbi Anglong district, Kumaraswamy said there was a plan for the revival of the cement industry in the state by investing Rs 700 crore.

He also emphasised on the need for a cement manufacturing unit in the northeastern states.

On the current development of Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME) policy utilisation in Assam, the union minister said more than Rs 2,000 crore would be invested for battery charging stations and nearly 70,000 such facilities will be set up across the country.

More than 18,000 e-buses will also be purchased to fulfil the goal of carbon emission reduction, Kumaraswamy added.