85% of preparations completed for Qatari pilgrim camps in Mina, Arafat, and Muzdalifah: Head of Pilgrimage Unit

Doha: The Qatari Hajj Mission has revealed that approximately 85 percent of the preparations for the camps designated for pilgrims from the State of Q...

Doha: The Qatari Hajj Mission has revealed that approximately 85 percent of the preparations for the camps designated for pilgrims from the State of Qatar at the holy sites in Mina, Arafat, and Muzdalifah have been completed.

This has been made in accordance with a pre-established operational plan developed to the highest standards and specifications to ensure quality and fulfill the needs of all pilgrims, in full coordination with the competent authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Head of the Pilgrimage Services Unit, Issa Nasser Al Humaidi, confirmed that preparations are rapidly afoot based on a precise timeline to ensure the accomplishment of all work before the beginning of the month of Dhu al-Hijjah, in pursuit of offering comfort and safety for pilgrims during their performance of the religious rites.

Following the past Hajj season, the unit embarked on executing the work plan through field trips to the holy sites, where coordination meetings were convened with the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah of the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Al Humaidi said.

He added that all camps have been outfitted with essential necessities to ensure the comfort and safety of pilgrims, in terms of air-conditioned camps, toilets, ablution facilities, along with the ventilation and cooling systems, as well as the provision of catering services, electricity, and water supplies, while observing all aspects related to safety, security, and internal organization.