IFF deploys 1,200 volunteers in holy sites to serve Hajj pilgrims from India

Media Release
August 28, 2017

Makkah, Aug 28: India Fraternity Forum (IFF), which is known for its selfless service towards Hajj pilgrims from India in Saudi Arabia, is all set to serve “the guests of Allah”. Marakiz Al Ahya, a local organization under the auspicious of the government of Saudi Arabia involved in various community service activities, is also assisting the IFF.

In a recently held press meet, the office bearers of the two organizations said that they had completed the necessary preparations engaging a contingent of 1200 volunteers for serving the Hajj pilgrims this year.

“They will be Indian expatriates from various states who are fluent in different local languages besides English and Arabic, which would help them to serve the Hajj pilgrims from India. The area of volunteer service will include, pilgrim accommodation in Makkah,  Aziziyah, Hajj Mission medical facilities, Mashair Train stations in Arafa and the tent city of Mina including a number of medical dispensaries,” they said.

Volunteers will guide the pilgrims to reach their destinations, help avail medical facilities and wheel chairs when required. They will also advise them with health and safety instructions to perform the Hajj with ease and comfort. Volunteer deployment for the entire operation is facilitated under various teams in Makkah, Arafa, Mina Tents and Mina public places. Apart from this, groups of volunteers will be engaged in various hospitals and medical facilities in Mina.

Volunteers have already started extending their services, since the first group of Hajj pilgrims from India has arrived in the Kingdom and the volunteers have been serving the Indian Hajees in the premises of Masjidul Haram Makkah and Aziziyah. In Madina, the Fraternity Forum volunteers from different Indian states are helping the pilgrims.

Hajj Camps

IFF has arranged Hajj camps inTamilnadu, Karnataka and Kerala for guiding the pilgrims before they leave the country for Hajj. The camps organized were unique and effective with multimedia presentation conveying details to the Hajj pilgrims starting from their home till they return back to their homes. Under different sessions, the camps conveyed the spirit of Hajj, how to perform hajj step by step, health and safety precautions while travelling and performing the rituals of Hajj and during their stay in the holy cities.

Map for Hajj pilgrims

To help the Indian pilgrims, IFF has prepared the map covering the whole area of pilgrim accommodation in Makkah and Aziziyah and the updated map for the tent city of Mina will be released on the 6th of Dhul-Hijja.

Hajj Navigator App

IFF has developed an android based application for locating the tents in Mina and Updated version of this app will be released soon with latest statistics. This app will cover the Aziziyah& Makkah accommodation area and the whole of the tent of city of Mina and will help the Hajis to reach their destinations/ accommodation buildings easily.

The whole volunteer operation will be coordinated by a team with Mohammed Sadiq (Coordinator) Mohammed Ali (Asst. Coordinator), Mudassir (Volunteer Captain), Shahul Hameed (Asst. Captain).

Mohammed Siddiqui (Volunteer Teams Co-ordinator Marakiz Al Ahyaa), Fayazuddin(IFF Regional President), Shamsuddeen KM (Regional Secretary), Mohammed Sadiq (Hajj Coordinator), Omer Husain (IFF Regional Council member) were present in the press meet. 

Comments

Mohammed
 - 
Tuesday, 5 Sep 2017

Masha Allah ....Great work by IFF

indian
 - 
Tuesday, 29 Aug 2017

masha allah 

 

May allah grant afiyah to all IFF servers. Ameen

Mohammed
 - 
Tuesday, 29 Aug 2017

Masha Allah Very good. Keep it up IFF.

S.M. Nawaz Kuk…
 - 
Monday, 28 Aug 2017

MashaALLAH  

 

Indeed great Humanitarian Service by IFF 

 

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The 207 COVID-19 cases include 30 discharged and 6 deaths. Out of 10 new cases, 9 are close contacts of people who had earlier tested positive for coronavirus.

"10 more COVID-19 positive cases reported in Karnataka, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 207, including 6 deaths and 30 discharged. 9 of the 10 new cases, are close contacts of people who had tested positive for the virus earlier," said the Karnataka government.

Meanwhile, the State Department of Health and Family Welfare has further notified 14 more COVID-19 dedicated hospitals in the state.

These hospitals include Bagalkot District Hospital, Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, District Hospital Chikkaballapur, SNR District Hospital, Kandaya Bhavan Ramanagar, Tumkur District Hospital, Karwar Institute of Medical Sciences Uttara Kannada, Vijayapura District Hospital and Yadgiri District Hospital.

India's total number of coronavirus positive cases rose to 6,412 on Friday.

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With 30 new deaths reported in the last 12 hours, the toll stands at 199.

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Bengaluru, Apr 17: Forty-four new cases of coronavirus have been reported in the State till now, said Karnataka's Health Department on Friday.

"44 new COVID-19 cases reported in the State from 5 pm Thursday to 5 pm on Friday. The total number of positive cases in the State is 359 including 13 deaths and 88 discharges," said the Health Department.

Meanwhile, a meeting was convened to review the situation on the rising cases of coronavirus in the State. According to Karnataka Chief Minister's Office (CMO), the meeting was attended by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, Home Minister Basavaraja Bommai, Health Minister B Sriramulu, and Deputy Chief Minister Ashwath Narayan.

The CMO said: "Earlier we used to do 500 tests per day. Now we are doing 2,000 tests. The suggestion was made to take care of the people who are in the ICU to prevent death. It was suggested and planned to work out a protocol for the treatment of COVID-19 patients all over the state."

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The CMO said: "Officers were directed to conduct tests of the people with influenza-like symptoms in the districts where nil cases have been reported. ICMR has issued circular to set up two labs in each district and one lab in each medical college. In this direction, efforts are being made to set up 10 more labs in the State by the end of April."

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"Efforts are on to give textbooks and uniforms the day schools open next academic year. After a discussion with the CM, we decided to not make any changes in the textbooks for the upcoming academic year,"said primary and secondary education minister S Suresh Kumar.

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However, we will form a committee to look into it again,” said the minister.

Three months ago, Madikeri MLA Appachu Ranjan had written to the minister seeking removal of contents on Tipu Sultan from Karnataka state syllabus books of classes 6,7 and 10. The minister said: “Appachu Ranjan is a five-time MLA. When he sent a letter, it’s my duty to seek an opinion on it. There’s no political angle here.”

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