JEDDAH: Makkah’s Deputy Gov. Prince Saud bin Mishaal has inspected the holy sites during a field visit, reviewing operational readiness to receive pilgrims for the Hajj season, in line with directives from the Saudi leadership.
He reviewed several projects implemented by Kidana Development Co. in Mina, including 195 field maintenance centers, a pilgrim accommodation system covering more than 3.5 million sq. meters, the equipping of more than 54,000 camps, and over 700 multi-story kitchens and support facilities.
Prince Saud also looked at pedestrian walkway projects in the holy sites, including a shading project spanning more than 103,000 sq. meters, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
He was briefed on a project replacing misting columns with 400 misting fans in the western and eastern plazas of the Jamarat facility, as well as infrastructure projects linking Mina camps through 74 escalators to facilitate pilgrim movement.
Officials from the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah also continue field inspection tours to monitor the readiness of service sites as the number of pilgrims arriving increases, enhancing compliance and improving service quality.
