The General Administration for Water in Makkah has approved its operation plan for Ramadan so as to provide water to over 1.5 million pilgrims during the holy month. The plan aims to pump sufficient water into the city's reservoirs to meet the high demand during the month. The plan also seeks to boost the sanitary drainage services. According to the plan, over two million cubic meters of water would be stored in strategic tanks in case of emergency situations. The total quantity of water that would be pumped to Makkah daily during Ramadan will be about 440,000 cubic meters from Al-Shu'aibah Desalination Plant Nos. 1, 2 and 3. Of this quantity, 10,000 cubic meters of water will come from the wells project in Malakan Valley. Most of this water is allocated for toilets and other sanitary services at the Holy Mosque. Abdullah Bin Ahmad Hasnain, Director General of Water in Makkah, said the plan reorganizes the field teams working in the operation and maintenance works to respond quickly to any report of a problem in water supplies. The city, he said, has been divided into eight areas covered by 39 teams comprising 200 personnel including engineers, technicians and workers. Of these teams, eight are working round-the-clock in the Central Area alone, according to a press statement published today.
