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MADINAH: ARAB NEWS
Published Sunday 20 October 2013
Last update 20 October 2013 12:06 am
Eid prayer_Madinah by ArabianLens.com, on Flickr
Madinah ready to receive pilgrims | Arab News
Published Sunday 20 October 2013
Last update 20 October 2013 12:06 am
Eid prayer_Madinah by ArabianLens.com, on Flickr
Madinah is getting ready to receive more than 600,000 pilgrims who performed Haj and are now looking forward to praying in the Prophets Mosque and visiting other Islamic sites. About 300 Boy Scouts have begun their field work to assist the pilgrims.
The Boy Scouts Establishment in Madinah has said it has completed the preparations to receive the pilgrims. There are 14 offices, 10 councils and four reception centers in addition to the Boy Scouts headquarters and branches to receive the visitors and delegations.
Chairman of Al-Dilla Private Establishment in Madinah Yousif bin Ahmad Hawalah said the number of visitors to Madinah before the Haj season was around 755,920 and that the establishment has sought, through its various facilities to provide distinctive services to them.
He said field committees, service centers affiliated with the establishment and field teams are intensifying their mission and deploying their entire cadre, from leaders to guides and field coordinators, to implement the operational plan successfully.
The guidance office strove to direct lost pilgrims which numbered around 9,842 before the commencement of the Haj season, while the health care office followed up on patients admitted to hospitals in Madinah.
Hawala said that the establishment had approved 530 contracts registered in the electronic system whereas there were 755,566 approved contracts for pilgrims. The safety and emergency system monitored 1,347 inspections on 241 violations and 183 cases of equipment deficiencies.
The establishment secured 47 cases of shortage of accommodation and deducted the amount from the insurance of buildings.
Scout camp leader Saleh bin Mohammad Saleh said 18 scout leaders and 300 members had started the services for the second period of this Haj season which includes guiding lost pilgrims and transporting the disabled and elderly to and from their accommodation to the Prophets Mosque by wheelchairs or golf carts. They also offered services to the Quba and Al-Qiblatain mosques and the Al-Miqat.
The scouts also offer supporting services for certain government and private directorates, such as marshaling traffic in the area, easing pilgrims entry/exit besides receiving sick pilgrims in health centers around the Prophets Mosque. The scouts distribute cold water and meals to pilgrims and cooperate with the Presidency of the Grand and Prophets Mosques and the Haia (Commission for the Promoting of Virtue and Prevention of Vice) to distribute copies of the holy Quran and educational booklets about Haj and Umrah.
The scouts participated in the Ministry of Hajs program to control prices and assisted the Ministry of Haj and the Al-Adilla private establishment.
Saleh said that the voluntary scout project (Care for poor families) launched by the deputy general president for the Saudi Arabian Scout Society, Abdullah Al-Fahad, is ongoing. The program has started with distributing food baskets for needy families in Madinah.
Saleh concluded by saying that on the fringe of the service program there is a package of entertainment and heritage activities to break the routine for the scouts.
Madinah ready to receive pilgrims | Arab News
