Mangaluru, December 2: Westline Group Managing Director Nasir Mohideen was conferred with the ‘Outstanding Achievement Award for Building Infrastructure Development by the Indian Economic Development and Research Association (IEDRA).
Former union home minister Shivraj Patil presented the award to Mohideen at an award presentation programme and a national seminar on ‘Indian Economic Development and Social Responsibility, organized by the IEDRA at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi recently.
Every year, the IEDRA chooses 80 most unique achievers in medium to small scale enterprises in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the industry and the society.
After receiving the award, Nasir Mohideen said, “We are surely fascinated to have been identified for the efforts that we have put in for the last seven years. Our flagship project Westline Signature is slowly being recognised and appreciated by the industry. We even have been invited for the High Rise Summit to be held in Mumbai in March 2019 to present a talk on the feasibility of high rise structures in tier-2 cities. These are encouraging factors and will propel us to do better in terms of technology and adoption of innovative building methodology. We certainly have a long way to go, but we will get there,” he said.
Westline is the company behind the ultra beautiful, contemporary skyscraper Westline Signature dubbed as "The Pride of Mangalore". The building is the proposed tallest tower in South India and is currently under construction by MFAR Constructions Private Limited. The project has a team of renowned consultants from India and abroad. The design and planning of this modern building have been praised and applauded across the industry, a release said.
Westline has been featured and valued in Construction Business Today and CEO Insight Magazines for its out of the box approach towards the construction of skyscrapers in tier-2 cities.
The construction of Westline Signature has commenced in May 2017 and the tower is expected to finish by end of 2021.
Former union minister Mani Shankar Aiyar, Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Justice and State Accountability Commission Chairman Justice Bashir Ahmed Khan, Former Puducherry Lt. Governor Dr Iqbal Singh and Secretary General Vijay were also present during the event.



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New Delhi (PTI): Amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, India has supplied 22,000 metric tonnes of high-speed diesel to Bangladesh in March and has received a request from Seychelles and the Maldives to meet their energy requirements, the MEA said on Friday.
At his weekly briefing, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal in his response to a query related to requests received from India's neighbouring countries for fuel amid the West Asia situation, also said that India is "finalising a government-to-government agreement" for the supply of oil and gas, which will play an important role in reinforcing energy security of Mauritius.
The conflict in West Asia has now stretched to nearly 50 days, with global ramifications.
"So, we have received requests from our neighbouring countries for supply of fuel, and these are being looked into, keeping in mind our own requirements, availability and refining capacity," Jaiswal told reporters.
He further said India has "supplied 22,000 metric tonnes of high-speed diesel to Bangladesh in March 2026, and further supplies have continued this month as well".
"You would recall that last month we had supplied 38 metric tonnes of petroleum products to Sri Lanka as well," he added.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar visited Mauritius last week, the MEA spokesperson said, adding, "We are finalising a government-to-government agreement for supply of oil and gas, which will play an important role in reinforcing the energy security of Mauritius".
As far as Nepal is concerned, there is an existing arrangement between Indian Oil Corporation and Nepal Oil Corporation to supply petroleum products to Nepal as per its requirements. The supplies are continuing without any interruption, he said.
Energy supplies to Bhutan also continue according to the existing arrangement.
"As I had mentioned earlier, we have received a request from Seychelles and the Maldives to meet their energy requirements. We continue to be in touch with them in this regard, and are considering the request keeping in mind our own domestic requirements and availability of fuel.
"I would also like to add that our neighbouring country governments have expressed appreciation for the uninterrupted supply, fuel supply to them during the West Asian conflict," Jaiswal said.
Global oil and gas prices surged after Iran restricted the transit of ships through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow lane between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman that handles roughly 20 per cent of global oil and LNG trade.
