E-service launched to issue permits for pilgrim housing

Makkah, May 03, SPA -- Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Governor of Makkah
region, inaugurated Saturday new electronic services for issuing
pilgrim housing permits and health certificates.


The new services are provided in association with the Makkah
municipality and qualified engineering offices in the city.


Makkah Mayor Osama Al-Bar said the new pilgrim housing regulations
allowed approved engineering offices to check housing facilities in
the city before licensing them to provide housing facilities for
pilgrims.


“The new electronic system links engineering offices with the
Pilgrim’s Housing Committee. The offices will inspect the buildings
and inform the committee so that it may take a final decision on
issuing a license,” he said.

Al-Bar said the municipality and the Civil Defense had approved a
number of engineering offices in Makkah to provide the service.


“We are studying the files of some more engineering offices in order
to authorize them to provide the service,” he added.