Adviser to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Governor of Makkah Al-Mukarramah Region, and Chairman of the Central Hajj Committee, Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, agreed to hold a Hajj workshop at the end of the next Muharram, in preparation for the 1440 Hajj season. .
The Governor of Makkah Al-Mukarramah Region raised his thanks to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, and to the Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef, for the facilities and capabilities that were provided to the guests of Rahman.
Al-Faisal congratulated the members of the Central Hajj Committee for the successes achieved, praising the work made by all parties to provide comfort for the pilgrims, which contributed to conveying a civilized image of the Kingdom, stressing that the success achieved will be a motive for making more efforts to achieve the maximum comfort for the pilgrims, expecting That more successes be achieved at a time when the holy sites will witness development projects.
The Emir of Makkah Al-Mukarramah region thanked the local and international media outlets, whose coverage of the Hajj season this year had a great impact in conveying the true picture of what the Kingdom provided in terms of its Islamic duty towards them.
Achievements in record time
The meeting began with the presentation of statistics on the pilgrims departing from the ports; As their number reached 207 thousand pilgrims out of more than 1,760,486 pilgrims (as of yesterday morning, Tuesday), at a rate of 11.8%. Many projects were completed in record time by the Makkah Al-Mukarramah Region Development Authority in coordination with the Ministry of Hajj.
The positives included the smooth movement of vehicles, pedestrians, and crowds, and a decrease in bed linen. The Hajj campaign, worship and civilized behavior, had a major role in raising the level of awareness among citizens and residents, which contributed to adherence to the Hajj instructions. The pilgrims and the provision of security for them, as well as the comprehensiveness of all Mina camps with air conditioning and the readiness of the pilgrims’ accommodation sites in the sites.
The positive aspects included the development and construction of patient isolation rooms in Al-Mashaer hospitals, the development of mechanisms for pilgrims, the reduction of negative phenomena, the smoothness of traffic, the regularity of train trips on time, the modernization of technical procedures to speed up entry, the reduction of reception procedures at King Abdulaziz Airport, the development of a unified electronic system for pilgrims abroad, and the addition of escalators for access. To the pilgrims' camps inside the mountainous sites, and the use of pre-prepared meals.
commitment at the airport
Among the positive aspects are the creation of seasonal incubators for children, the expansion of attracting those wishing to volunteer work, the allocation of the entire courtyard of the Mataf and the floors overlooking it and the roof for pilgrims, and the flow of pilgrims from the Jamarat to the Grand Mosque smoothly, in addition to benefiting from all the spaces of the Grand Mosque, including the expansion, and the opening of the northern tunnels Determining the capacity of the arrival stage at the airport at 45,000 pilgrims per day, and the commitment of all government agencies operating at the airport to implement operational plans and work in a team spirit. The shading of pedestrian walkways contributed to reducing fatigue, and the provision of medical teams dedicated to transporting inpatient pilgrims to complete their rituals. The abundance of foodstuffs and supplies, the increase in seizures of violating consumer items by 30% over the past year, the increase in the efficiency of cleaning work, the decrease in the rate of wastage in bottled water containers, the effectiveness of the redistribution of charitable refrigerator sites, also the spread of water sprinklers in the holy sites and the Grand Mosque, which had an impact on lowering temperatures. Heat and cool weather.
The committee was briefed on the work carried out by the Makkah Region Development Authority, including the operation of 30,000 toilets, in addition to 12,000 drinkers and 678 water coolers, as well as the operation of the Mashaer train, which contributed to transporting one million pilgrims in the holy sites, and the supervision of the operation of 484 toilet complexes and the treatment of 120 tons. Daily slaughtering waste, maintenance of 7 thousand plates, and supervision of the Jamarat facility.
The committee reviewed the work of the Civil Aviation Authority, including the departure of the arriving pilgrims and those wishing to continue to Madinah via the southern terminal, and the commitment of all agencies operating at the airport to implement the approved operational plans professionally and work in a spirit of one team, activating all operational points with their full human and mechanical strength, and the committee was briefed on its own plan. In the departure stage, which centered on 19 international departure stations on regular flights of Saudi Airlines instead of 14 stations last year, adding 10 passport platforms in the northern terminal, securing an air cargo site in the general area, and the use of about 25 specialized employees from airport operations and safety departments from the Kingdom’s airports to keep pace with the volume of movement and achieve Integration in operation.
The committee was also briefed on the work of transporting pilgrims, Umrah performers and worshipers to and from the Grand Mosque back and forth by shuttle buses from the middle of Dhu al-Qi`dah until the fifth of Dhu al-Hijjah, as the number of those transported reached more than 41 million worshipers for the five daily prayers.
Abdulaziz Al-Rubaie (Makkah Al-Mukarramah) @florist600