Following the completion of extensive preparations for this year’s Hajj exercise, the Saudi authorities has announced the deployment of 22,000 personnel to work effectively around the clock, with smart technologies and operational systems aimed at improving safety, cleanliness and services for pilgrims across the holy sites.
The preparations are part of an integrated operational plan overseen by multiple Saudi entities to enhance the experience of pilgrims arriving from around the world during the annual pilgrimage exercise.
While 13,000 cleaning workers have been assigned to maintain hygiene standards across the holy sites and surrounding areas.
Authorities inline with the operational plan has also announced the deployment of 88,000 waste units, 1,235 waste compactors as part of broader waste management system designed to maintain environmental cleanliness and reduce congestion in high – density areas.
The Operational plan includes more than 3,000 vehicles and pieces of equipments to strengthen emergency response capabilities and improve service efficiency alongside 66 municipal service centres didtributed across key locations.
Saudi authorities said five permanent and mobile laboratories have also been activated to support food safety, inspections, and field monitoring operations, while 1.3 million samples are expected to be examine daily as part of preventive and safety measures.
The preparations features several digital and smart initiatives under broader innovation and digital transformation, programmes, including mobile laboratories, automated street cleaning systems, smart traps, compacting waste containers, and cold asphalt technology.
Meanwhile, the General Authority for the Care of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque announced it has completed operational readiness plans for the Grand Mosque and Prophet’s Mosque ahead of the Hajj period
The authorities said interactive guidance systems and digital maps have been activated, while field guidance teams have been equipped with instant translation devices to assist pilgrims from different nationalities.
They added that service systems have also been expanded to include Zam Zam water distribution, carpeting, transport carts and facility maintenance, alongside continuous mechanisms to measure pilgrims satisfaction and improve operational performance.
Finally, according to the authority, the entire system is being managed through an integrated operational model focused on efficiency, preventive maintenance supported by an engineering command and control centre tasked with monitoring performance and responding immediately to field situations during the Hajj period.
Source : gulfnews. com / X
