MAKKAH: Students from technical colleges and vocational training institutes are volunteering to repair vehicles transporting pilgrims to Makkah and the holy sites free of charge. The initiative forms part of a program implemented by the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC).
Chairman of the board of directors of TVTC Rashid bin Muhammad Al-Zahrani said under the organization’s emergency maintenance program, students will be positioned along roads leading to the holy sites to repair vehicles transporting pilgrims if they break down.
“The program will not only ensure the smooth flow of traffic but will also enable the students to obtain practical skills of dealing with emergency cases in addition to consolidating the principle of serving pilgrims as a religious and national duty,” he said.
Zahrani said the program was first introduced last Ramadan and would continue in the future to provide emergency maintenance free of charge during Haj.
The program’s supervisor Hassan Ghandourah said four well-equipped maintenance cars each carrying two technical supervisors and four mechanics and electricians are roaming the roads leading to the Grand Mosque and the holy sites to give immediate help to drivers in need.
