Indian envoy in Saudi inspects Haj facilities for pilgrims
Dubai: Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Dr Suhel Khan on Thursday inspected facilities set up to ensure a smooth pilgrimage for Indian Haj pilgrims.
India has a total Haj quota of 1.75 lakh pilgrims for 2025.
The Indian Embassy in Riyadh in a post on X said Ambassador Khan inspected various functional desks, branch offices, and branch dispensaries set up to serve the Indian pilgrims in Makkah.
He was accompanied by Consul (Haj) Muhammed Abdul Jaleel and other coordinators, it said.
Khan, along with Jaleel, also “undertook a comprehensive review of the Azizia transport in Makkah”, the embassy said.
“Azizia transport is seamless, 24 hrs service provided for the pilgrims from their residences to the Haram Sharif by the Indian Haj Mission,” it said.
On Wednesday, Khan, along with his spouse Rifat Khan, welcomed an all-women group of pilgrims from Kerala at the Jeddah Haj Terminal.
“Women are benefitting from GOI’s progressive policy of allowing Haj without a male companion under the ‘Lady Without Mehram’ category,” the embassy posted on X.
Khan reviewed the arrival arrangements of Indian pilgrims during his visit to the Jeddah Haj Terminal today and met all the staff and the community volunteers, it said.
He was accompanied by the Consul General of India in Jeddah, Mohammed Hashim.
Haj 2025 is expected to take place between June 4 and June 9, depending on the sighting of the crescent moon marking the beginning of the Islamic month of Zil-Haj.
