{"id":915868,"date":"2026-06-27T19:12:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T00:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/27\/saudi-arabia-deploys-22000-staff-and-88000-waste-units-for-hajj\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T19:12:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T00:12:20","slug":"saudi-arabia-deploys-22000-staff-and-88000-waste-units-for-hajj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/27\/saudi-arabia-deploys-22000-staff-and-88000-waste-units-for-hajj\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia Deploys 22,000 Staff And 88,000 Waste Units For Hajj"},"content":{"rendered":"
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News Investigators\/ Saudi authorities have announced the completion of extensive preparations for the Hajj season, deploying 22,000 workers, and 88,000 waste units.<\/p>\n

The deployment also includes smart technologies and operational systems aimed at improving safety, cleanliness and services for pilgrims across the holy sites.<\/p>\n

The preparations are part of an integrated operational plan overseen by multiple Saudi entities to enhance the experience of pilgrims arriving from around the world during the annual pilgrimage season.<\/p>\n

According to official statement, the huge deployment is to serve pilgrims around the clock.<\/p>\n

It said that over 13,000 cleaning workers had been assigned to maintain hygiene standards across the holy sites and surrounding areas.<\/p>\n

Authorities also announced the deployment of more than 88,000 waste units and 1,235 waste compactors as part of a broader waste-management system.<\/p>\n

They said that it was designed to maintain environmental cleanliness and reduce congestion in high-density areas.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe operational plan includes more than 3,000 vehicles and pieces of equipment to strengthen emergency response capabilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is to improve service efficiency, alongside 66 municipal service centres distributed across key locations,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n

Saudi authorities said five permanent and mobile laboratories have also been activated to support food safety inspections and field monitoring operations.<\/p>\n

It said that more than 1.3 million samples were expected to be examined daily as part of preventive health and safety measures.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe preparations also feature several digital and smart initiatives under broader innovation and digital transformation programmes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis includes mobile laboratories, automated street cleaning systems, smart traps, compacting waste containers and cold asphalt technologies,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet\u2019s Mosque announced it readiness for the season.<\/p>\n

The authority said that it had completed operational readiness plans for the Grand Mosque and the Prophet\u2019s Mosque ahead of the Hajj season.<\/p>\n

It said that interactive guidance systems and digital maps had been activated, while field guidance teams have been equipped with instant translation devices to assist pilgrims from different nationalities.<\/p>\n

It said that service systems had also been expanded to include Zamzam water distribution, carpeting, transport carts and facility maintenance, alongside continuous mechanisms to measure pilgrim satisfaction and improve operational performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe entire system is being managed through an integrated operational model focused on efficiency and preventive maintenance.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is supported by an engineering command and control centre tasked with monitoring performance and responding immediately to field situations during the Hajj season,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

NAN reports that though the exact final total of worshippers will be officially tallied and released by the Saudi authorities, officials said\u00a0around 1.8 million pilgrims will participate in the 2026 Hajj season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As of mid-May 2026, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah reported that\u00a0over 860,000 foreign pilgrims<\/strong>\u00a0have already arrived in the Kingdom, with airlift operations ongoing.<\/p>\n

NAN<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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