In order to alleviate the severity of the heat, the “Haji Watering Project” was launched to provide cooled water to the pilgrims in the Holy Sites

Weather of Arabia - Sinan Khalaf - Perhaps the most difficult thing facing the pilgrims of the Sacred House of God in Makkah Al-Mukarramah is the difficulty of coping with the intense heat of the weather, and the accompanying direct effects on human health, such as sunstrokes, heat stress, and others.

From this standpoint, and to relieve the pilgrims of the Sacred House of God, the Charitable Water Water Association in Makkah Al-Mukarramah region launched the “Haji Watering” project for Hajj this year 1444 AH with the aim of providing clean and cooled water to the guests of Rahman in the holy sites such as Arafat and Muzdalifah and at the transport stations that pilgrims pass through on their way to the sanctuary The Holy Meccan.

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Association, Ayedh bin Abdullah bin Dirham, stated that this project is being implemented under the supervision of the Watering and Refinement Committee in the Principality of Makkah Al-Mukarramah Region, to serve the guests of Rahman by providing and providing chilled water packages to pilgrims, in accordance with the hadith of our Holy Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, “The best charity is the watering of water.”

"Ibn Dirham" added that the "Waqia Hajj" project is one of the specific projects of the association that received the support of benefactors and benefactors during the Hajj season and ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, and it also comes as an extension of the successes achieved by the association over the past years.

And "Ibn Dirham" revealed that the load of cars designated for transporting this highly cooled water is approximately 60,000 water bottles, which are distributed through qualified volunteer work teams to each cooler of 10 people and in specific places by the Watering and Refrigeration Committee.