Mumbai: Last week, a spacious conference room on the ground floor of a large Hajj house in South Mumbai saw interesting functions.
While launching the Hajj coach training program, Minority Affairs Minister Union Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi underlined the importance of “health, cleanliness and prevention” in the 2022 pilgrimage planned under the shadow of a pandemic.
“Don’t lower your guards.
Masks and follow the latest guidelines from Indian and Saudi Authority,” Naqvi to more than 500 coaches spread throughout the country, which is only 175 who are physically present in the hall while the rest will join online.
Extraordinary problems need an extraordinary solution.
Although Saudi Arabia has asked its officials to get ready for HAJ 2022 – no foreign pilgrims are allowed to make this annual pilgrimage in 2020 and 2021-HAJ Indian Committee, the Nodal Agency to regulate Hai 2 Lakh Indian pilgrims, provide top priority.
for precautions, health and cleanliness.
“Health and security is our top priority.
The orientation program for trainers is intended to provide a message that we must prepare our pilgrims mentally and physically to perform rituals, some of them involve many kilometers running,” said the Indian CEO Hajj Committee Mohammed Yaqoob Sheikha.
“So far, 57,340 Hajj applicants have registered.
Of this number, 1,148 is a female pilgrim who will travel without mahram or guardians of men.” Because most pilgrims will travel internationally for the first time – many might not take the plane before – The task of the coach becomes very important.
“Many pilgrims come from rural areas and do not know how to use the commode.
We told them about their use.
We also told them that they had to keep their passports, visas and bracelets always with them.
This will help them in finding Indian campgrounds, Especially in the vast valley of the Mina Tent near Mecca, “Haj Social Workers said for two decades of Shams Chaudhary who had trained pilgrims over the past four years.
Private tour operators will also be started to practice pilgrims but they are waiting for the signing of bilateral agreements between India and Saudi Arabia.
“The two governments must accelerate the signing of bilateral agreements and allocate quota.
Our Hajj training is not too difficult.
We will start once we get our quota,” said Yusuf Ahmed Shered from Al Khalid Tours and Travels.
The cheereda has been in this field for more than three decades.
Nagpur Haji-based coach Mohammed Kalam said that all pilgrims were told to remain vigilant and avoid going to very crowded places during ritual performances.
“We tell pilgrims to always look for Indian flags in camps if they lose the road,” Kalam said.