The Makkah Municipality is deploying 23,050 seasonal workers for this year’s Haj, with 7,800 specifically allocated to work in Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifah, according to the city’s mayor.
Osama Al-Bar said in a statement released recently that the city’s cleaning teams work around the clock. In the central area, over 10,900 workers are deployed in 670 teams.
The municipality is making logistical arrangements for the collection of 14,000 tons of waste during this Haj. It has already dispatched 1,025 pieces of cleaning equipment to the holy sites, said Al-Bar.
He said arrangements have been made for the hygienic slaughter of an estimated 500,000 head of livestock this year at 57 locations in the city.
He said the municipality has also launched surveillance of the city’s eateries, which covers 33,000 regular shops and 2,229 temporary shops permitted to operate for the Haj season. He said there would be 1,100 mobile shops in Mina, and 643 other shops at the holy sites.
The mayor said that the government would get assistance this year from volunteers including Saudi scouts and students from universities, colleges and public health institutes.
The municipality is coordinating its work with the Civil Defense, electricity department and other agencies to meet emergencies such as fires and heavy rain.
Makkah deploys 23,000 cleaners
