Prince Saud bin Mishal bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Governor of the Makkah Region, inspected holy sites to ensure they were ready for the Hajj season.
The Al-Mashaer Train, Facilities Security Forces, East Arafat Hospital, Arafat Camps Development Project, and pedestrian road in Muzdalifah were among the areas visited.
The Deputy Governor also chaired a meeting with prominent figures in the digital economy to discuss preparations for the Hajj season and the growth of the communications and technology sector.
Makkah, June 10, 2024. Today, Prince Saud bin Mishal bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Governor of the Makkah Region, went on a tour of a number of holy sites to ensure that they were prepared to welcome pilgrims during the Hajj season that began in 1445 AH. A large number of high-ranking officials, including Lieutenant General Mohammed Al-Bassami, the director of public security, joined the deputy governor on his inspection tour.During his visit, he first saw the Al-Mashaer Train, which is designed to transport visitors between holy sites during the Hajj season, was the first thing that he saw during his visit. It was his responsibility to investigate the activities taking place at the operations and control center, assess its readiness to operate trains and stations, and examine the interactive screens that displayed information about trial operations and crowd management. This year's Hajj plan aims to transport more than two million pilgrims on more than two thousand different journeys over the course of seven days of operation.
He also received an explanation of the role of the Facilities Security Forces at the Al-Mashaer Train Stations, including their efforts to coordinate pedestrian mobility and crowd management. The control center monitors pedestrian traffic to ensure pilgrims' safety as they enter the stations. These procedures are an attempt to reduce congestion and manage population density. Additionally, he went to East Arafat Hospital and investigated the flow of work in a variety of departments, including the emergency department, isolation rooms, clinics, intensive care units, surgical rooms, and heatstroke treatment units. At the facility, there is a total capacity of 405 beds.
Moreover, he went to the Arafat Camps Development Project, which is a facility that is two stories tall and was constructed by the Company of Mutawifs for pilgrims from African countries that are not Arab. Kidana Development Company, the primary developer of the holy sites, was responsible for overseeing the facility's construction. The project's goals are to provide all of the required services for performing rituals, make the most efficient use of the space available in holy places, enhance the quality of services, and introduce new innovative services to promote pilgrim comfort and capacity. In addition, he assessed the initial phase of the pedestrian road in Muzdalifah, which spans a total area of 70,000 square meters and has the capacity to accommodate 60,000 pilgrims.
A pedestrian walkway cooling system, climatic moderation, humanization of the Al-Mashar Al-Haram Mosque region, visual enhancement, environmentally friendly objects, and year-round sustainability are all components of the project, which comprises 10,000 square meters of green space. The proposal also includes golf cart lanes, service facilities, and commercial kiosks. The proposal also includes pedestrian routes designed for the elderly and people with disabilities. The deputy governor then traveled to Muzdalifah to inspect the Ministry of Defense's mobile field hospital.
This hospital has fifty beds and offers basic medical care to pilgrims. The medical facility comprises several departments, such as inpatient care, isolation, heatstroke treatment, critical care, emergency, operation, recovery rooms, radiography, laboratory, and sterilization. After the visit concluded, Prince Saud bin Mishal chaired a meeting with several prominent figures in the digital economy. Among those present were Eng. Abdullah Al-Swaha, the Minister of Communications and Information Technology; Mohammed Altamimi, the Governor of the Communications, Space, and Technology Commission (CST); and several other individuals.
During the meeting, he was provided with an update on the system's preparations for this year's Hajj season, as well as the growth indicators of the communications and technology sector, the readiness of all plans, and the robustness of networks in the holy sites, all of which were coordinated with entities from the public and private sectors, as well as the Hajj season committees.
