"All efforts are aimed at bringing relief to Hajj and Umrah pilgrims", says Ali Hiusawi

About 8,700 electric cars and wheelchairs will be provided for the elderly, sick and pilgrims with special needs to use free of charge in the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, the Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has announced. The presidency will also supervise the wheelchair pushers, and provide them with the necessary permits. It has also allocated 209 personnel who will work round the clock in shifts to monitor the pushers and assistants to ensure they are abiding by the rules as set by the authorities and are not overcharging pilgrims.