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المملكة: In pictures.. The Minister of the Interior reviews the preparations for the pilgrims’ escalation to Arafat


His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz Head of the Supreme Hajj Committee on mechanisms for following up on the implementation of security and traffic plans, and the course of preparations for escalation operations to Mash’ar
His Highness reviewed the progress of work in the command and control center for Hajj security at the General Security headquarters in Mina.

Plans for dispersing pilgrims

His Highness listened to the stages of field follow-up of plans for disembarking pilgrims, and the mechanisms of real-time coordination between the various security and service sectors. To ensure the smooth movement of crowds through the axes and paths leading to the holy sites.

His Highness also reviewed the mechanisms for following up on the implementation of plans, the technical system for plans and operations, and the interactive map, in addition to listening to an explanation of the business intelligence systems for inquiries and operations.

This is in addition to the systems for comprehensive issues and violations, reporting and escalation management, and indicators for following up on the arrival of pilgrims.

Also. His Highness was briefed on the business intelligence system for managing Hajj risks, and inspected the indicators room and the television monitoring hall, reviewing a package of advanced digital systems and artificial intelligence applications developed to enhance the speed of response and manage human crowds with high accuracy in Mecca and the holy sites, in addition to the platform for escalating reports supported by business intelligence systems.

Pioneerial excellence in human crowd management

Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud praised the high readiness and advanced operational capabilities of the system. Security to serve the guests of God.

He stressed that the pioneering excellence the Kingdom has achieved in managing human crowds comes as an extension of the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and His Highness the Crown Prince and Prime Minister – may God support them -, to harness all material, human and technical capabilities; So that the pilgrims can perform their rituals in an atmosphere of security and tranquility.

His Highness was accompanied during the tour by the Assistant Minister of Interior, Dr. Hisham bin Abdulrahman Al-Falih, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Battal, the Assistant Minister of Interior for Operations Affairs, Mr. Mohammed bin Muhanna Al-Muhanna, the Assistant Minister of Interior for Technology Affairs, Engineer Thamer bin Mohammed Al-Harbi, and the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior for Security Affairs, Mr. Abdullah bin Fahd bin Faris.

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