Qa'dah 16, 1431, Oct 24, 2010, SPA -- The fifth floor of the high tech Jamarat Bridge in Mina will be open to pilgrims this Hajj season, the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs said Saturday. “The opening of the fifth floor will facilitate the stoning ritual at Jamarat,” said Habeeb Zainul Abideen, deputy minister for municipal and rural affairs. Abideen was addressing a conference on medicine attended by 500 delegates. He described Hajj as the largest congregation of people in the world. He urged all pilgrims to follow safety instructions. There are 90 cameras around Jamarat to monitor the movement of pilgrims and prevent possible stampedes. These cameras will also enable Hajj managers to assess how many pilgrims each floor of the bridge can hold. “We have also arranged for vehicles to carry pilgrims with special needs to help them perform the stoning ritual without any difficulty,” he was quoted as saying in a press statement published today.
