المملكة: “Al-Youm” monitors the first initiative to move shoes and end “crowding at the entrances” to the Grand Mosque

The idea of the project that was monitored by “Al-Youm” is based on receiving the shoes of the pilgrims at the “King Fahd” and “King Abdulaziz” gates according to a numbered and organized mechanism, to be transported via private and secured paths to the final receiving point at the “Marwa” exit, allowing the pilgrim to devote himself to worship without being busy carrying his shoes or worrying about losing them in the crowd.

The “Diwan Al-Innovation” program

came This innovative solution is a result of the outputs of the “Diwan of Innovation” program of the Mohammed bin Salman Foundation (Misk), and in direct cooperation with the General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque, to reflect a tangible integration between youth ideas and the operational needs of the Holy Mosque in Mecca.

The operation relies on a flexible system that ensures speed of handling and accuracy of delivery, as the service was designed to be a radical solution to the problem of the accumulation of slippers in front of doors, which previously caused confusion in the entry movement. And obstructing the flow of worshipers at peak times.

Those in charge of the initiative explained that the main motivation behind this innovation is the repeated field monitoring of the suffering of pilgrims with places where shoes are stored, and the resulting random appearances that are not worthy of the sanctity of the place. The idea came to transform this challenge into an easy civilized service.

Enriching the experience of the guests of God

This approach is consistent with the objectives of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, which aims to enrich the experience Guests of God, by harnessing social innovation to provide sustainable solutions that raise the quality of services provided, and facilitate the Umrah journey from the moment of arrival until departure.

This step is a practical model of how to transform young ideas into projects with a tangible impact on the ground, as the “Dewan of Innovation” program seeks to enable national competencies to address service challenges with creative, unconventional methods.

The concerned authorities are counting on the success of this experiment to spread the culture of smart solutions in crowd management, ensuring the survival of public squares. The entrances to the Grand Mosque are free of obstacles, and it enhances the cultural landscape of the purest parts of the earth.