10 million cubic meters of water used in holy sites during Haj

JEDDAH: The National Water Company (NWC) revealed that the total volume of water distributed during the Haj season this year exceeded 10 million cubic meters, with a daily consumption of 770,000 cubic meters in Makkah and the holy sites.
The company confirmed that it managed and distributed these amounts within a sustainable system according to the best and highest professional standards as well as the best operational capacity.
The company declared its success for the sixth season in managing Haj this year thanks to its early preparations and implementation of its electronic system, operational plans and follow up on quality work, benefitting from the available labor force and doubling its work teams in a manner that achieved the best global standards in the management of the water sector and environmental treatment in Makkah.
It stated that its success during this Haj season was due to early preparations and the implementation of a comprehensive system to connect all its sectors to achieve quality and speed in offering services to pilgrims. This was carried out within an operational plan that ensured the availability of sufficient amounts of water to cover the cost and provide strategic reserves for the holy sites, in coordination with the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC), to offer the best services for pilgrims under directions from Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif, Deputy Crown Prince Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal.
The NWC said its electronic system has one of the best applications in international technology to achieve high precision in monitoring activities and guarantee the needed quality according to approved plans, in addition to managing maintenance for water networks electronically and applying the water network monitoring system, which controlled water networks in the holy sites, and followed up on sewage in Mina. Water was tested and analyzed in a modern lab in Mina which proved that the water conformed to approved specifications by 100 percent.
The company stated the mechanism of applying the operational plan went smoothly with very few obstacles, with the provision of suitable quantities. The workforce that monitors the performance mechanism was working around the clock with various communication means. The SCADA remote control system contributed with 2 percent of the total number of calls by implementing proactive procedures to deal with calls before pilgrims felt water shortages or cuts.
The King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Project to deliver Zamzam water said it had the honor of supervising the project which produced more than 100 million bottles of water since its establishment. More than half-a-million million bottles of water were distributed through the factory’s distribution points.