Committee discusses Plans for Hajj Season
Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, the Governor of Makkah region and Chairman of the Central Hajj Committee has presided over the committee's meeting at his office in Jeddah.
Muhammed Al-Shafi, the Committee Secretary, said they reviewed the preparations made by the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs for this Hajj season, especially regarding engineering services and technical support.
The operation of new projects amounting to SR1.7 billion that is carried out by the ministry in the holy places, including the second phase of Jessr Al-Jamarat, was also discussed, he was quoted as saying in a report about the meeting held last wednesday and carried today by the Jeddah-based Saudi Gazette.
Al-Shafi said that the Investigation and Control Commission will form supervisory teams to monitor the performance of government agencies during Hajj and inform them about any shortcoming.
He added that Prince Khaled has instructed all the agencies involved in the Hajj services to immediately submit their reports after Hajj for evaluation of the standard and quality of the services provided to the pilgrims.
Meanwhile, directors of the health sites in the holy shrines are already on the job.
Khaled Bin Ubaid Zafr, Director of Health Affairs in Makkah, said the Ministry of Health has assigned more than 10,000 medical staff - including doctors, nurses and technicians - to work during the Hajj season.
Dr. Zafr added that the ministry has also employed consultants and nurses specializing in different medical fields and those to attend to emergencies during Hajj.