Various agencies like the Ministry of External Affairs and the Indian diplomatic mission in the Kingdom, aside from the HCI, are coordinating with one another to make the pilgrimage a great success for the pilgrims, she said at a reception hosted by Indian Overseas Congress-Saudi Arabia, a socio-cultural organization, over the weekend.

“The Indian government and the country’s various agencies have been making utmost efforts to make the Haj a hassle-free experience for the pilgrims,” she told the meeting hosted by IOC President Asar Khan.

She added the pilgrims coming through the HCI would transport their standard-size baggage while they are on the move between the holy sites during the five-day Haj rituals.

Majeedul Hassan, general-secretary of IOC-KSA, introduced the executive committee members to her, including Joint Secretary Azhar Zai. Members Syed Tahir Omar and Mohammad Mustafa gave a PowerPoint presentation on Haj, focusing on the arrangements made for Indian pilgrims.

Meanwhile, according to the Consulate General of India, a total of 30,177 pilgrims arrived from India until early Friday morning. Of them 1,829 are in Makkah and 28,346 pilgrims are in Madinah.

So far, 111 flights have come from India. About 3,658 pilgrims have moved from Makkah to Madinah. As of Friday, three pilgrims died — two of them who came through the HCI and one through a private tour operator.