1,500 carpets sanitized weekly at Makkah’s Grand Mosque

The center has a team of specialists working to ensure the cleaning meets its standards. (SPA)

MAKKAH: The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques is carrying out operations to clean, sanitize and perfume the Grand Mosque’s carpets around the clock, as well as washing 1,500 carpets weekly in Kudai, to maintain standards and ensure the safety of worshippers.  
Jaber Al-Wadaani, director of the sanitation and carpet department at the Grand Mosque, said that, with the efforts and support of King Salman’s government to serve worshippers, the presidency established a dedicated carpet cleaning centre in Kudai with the latest high-tech tools and equipment.
The center has a team of specialists working to ensure the cleaning meets its standards and to confirm that the carpets are returned to the mosque free of flaws.
He said that the Grand Mosque also includes machines to clean carpets directly.