Smarting from the 2015 hajj, described in some quarters as worst accident ever within the historical past of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina, the Saudi Ministry of Hajj may soon ask all pilgrims to put on electronic bracelets containing important know-how.
It's going to be recalled that a stampede for the duration of one of the vital final rituals of the Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca killed more than 700 folks and injured close to 900 others in Saudi Arabia.
The stampede took place for the duration of the ritual referred to as ‘stoning the devil’ in a tent city in Mina, about two miles from the holy web site in Mecca, Islam’s holiest metropolis.
The incident is the deadliest disaster at Mina considering that 1990, when 1,426 men and women died.
A supply from the government department mentioned ministries of hajj and interior have accomplished an initial feasibility be taught into introducing the scheme.
He stated: “The project is now with the Ministry of Finance for a budgeting proposal. Once the Ministry of Finance and the larger authorities approve the venture, the Ministry of Hajj will immediately implement it.”
He introduced that the e-bracelet is water resistant and is to be worn by every pilgrim. “The e-bracelet has a barcode the place all the pilgrim’s expertise is stored.
The understanding saved involves tackle of residence in the Kingdom and entire clinical records. By way of scanning the barcodes, the ministry will likely be equipped to obtain all the know-how it desires.”
He introduced the venture has six phases starting with the initial be trained of the task, adopted via planning the challenge, getting the approval on it, forming committees, manufacturing and implementation, distribution and supervision.
The source said: “The e-bracelet may have offerings for pilgrims as good as a GPS system. The e-bracelet will actually have a prayer time alert, a compass pointing the pilgrims to the place they should face when they pray, Hajj and Umrah steps and supplications for both pilgrimages.”
He additionally said there can be an information desk contact on hand in a number of languages to support pilgrims maneuver the streets of Makkah.
“The ministry goals to serve pilgrims and viewers of Makkah inside in its utmost potential.
“The e-bracelet shall be a technological revolution with a view to expedite many strategies corresponding to collecting facts of pilgrims.”
He delivered that a exclusive organization of Arab pilgrims has already developed a prototype e-bracelet. “The e-bracelet the association used had the GPS process as its primary characteristic.
“Their plan used to be to swiftly and quite simply find the pilgrims in case of emergencies. “The test prepared the ground for our new e-bracelet.”
nonetheless, stakeholders in Hajj and Umrah services have entreated the countrywide Hajj commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to take better function in sensitising Nigerians on this 12 months’s hajj activity notably on the brand new rules and breakthroughs.
This was once the function of contributors at the twenty first Bi-Annual national, states, local governments and other Hajj stakeholders’ convention with the theme: “Hajj Operations in Nigeria within “trade Mantra” Regime” which held in Abuja.
Dr. Abdulfattah Adeyemi, the Director, Baynakum family Counseling Centre, Abuja, said the success of hajj pastime in Nigeria was once the collective accountability of all stakeholders which must be sustained and accelerated upon.
Audio system unanimously said that with NAHCON’s ‘new order’ on hajj for first timers and the digital wrist band with tracking device among different breakthroughs, there is need for thorough sensitisation of Nigerians specially the intending pilgrims.
The Director of ITEC, Mallam Abdulwakeel Abdulwahab, said that regardless of the successes recorded on Nigerian hajj endeavor to this point, there may be have to explore how the exchange mantra of the present executive can also be injected into hajj operations in Nigeria in terms of discipline, corruption, advertising of ethics and price economization of the need for currency trading to achieve more successes.
“we will be looking at how Hajj management fee may also be reduced with out compromising quality service supply; we consider this will also be done by way of an amazing Hajj saving scheme, when the savings can be put into profitable ventures or via lively participation of Nigerians in authorized and formal business pursuits in Mecca and Medina for the duration of hajj operations.