Qa'dah 15, 1431, Oct 23, 2010, SPA -- Over 21,000 people have been mobilized to implement Makkah municipality's plans for Hajj 2010 and make the annual event a huge success, said the city's Mayor Osama Al-Bar. “We have mobilized around 21,650 people to implement the plan in various fields. In order to keep Makkah's central area around the Holy Mosque clean and tidy, there will be over 7,000 cleaners who will be provided with equipment to work around the clock,” he said. Al-Bar said the municipality would implement the plan in coordination and cooperation with all agencies and government departments concerned including the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, police and the Guides Organization. “University students and health institutes will be hired to work as temporary health monitors. There will also be central units to deal with emergency situations such as rain, flash floods, rockslides, fires and the like,” he was quoted as saying in a report published by in the web-site of the Ministry of Hajj. --MORE
