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Pilgrims from the morning of the tenth of Dhul-Hijjah. The great devils [al-Jumrah al-Kubra], known as Jamrah al-Aqaba, continue to throw seven pebbles. This phase started yesterday after spending the night in Muzdalifah after worship and prayers at Arafat Square and collecting pebbles from there. The movement of pilgrims between the holy places continued very lightly in the light of the pre-arranged plan.
To facilitate the smooth movement of millions of people on the Jamrat Bridge in Mina, support services have been provided which make it easier for the pilgrims to perform their rituals. Pilgrims performing Rami Jamrat use six-story towers here. Each tower is 12 meters high and can accommodate 120,000 people in an hour. Five lakh pilgrims can perform the duty of Rami Jamrat in one hour.
The Jamrat Bridge also has six 12-storey buildings for service. The two buildings also have ambulance lanes between helipads and emergency floats. Each service building has three electrical stations and backup generators. The bridges also have eleven staircase buildings. Four buildings ensure the movement of pilgrims as they enter the floor, while seven buildings help the pilgrims get out of the bridges.
The staircase building has 28 escalators connected to the building management system. The number of stairs around the bridges is 328.
Systems mounted on bridges
There are 13 modern systems working on the Jamrat bridges. They include a 900-camera TV surveillance system, a four-channel motion broadcasting system, a navigation system, a 90-camera assembly counting system, and a public giant with 3,000 giant temple speakers. Call system, building management system [including fire warning alarm, fire extinguishing system, garbage disposal system, UPS system for uninterrupted electricity, tunnel monitoring system, carbon monoxide level testing System, tunneling system inside tunnels and 226 eco-friendly electric vehicles used to transport pilgrims to Jamrat Bridge and other projects.
04 tunnels connecting the bridge
Similarly, the Jamrat Bridge has been connected to the third floor by four tunnels. The length of these tunnels is about three and a half kilometers. In order to transport the pilgrims in the tunnels, 46 electric walkways have been constructed which are connected to the SCADA system through remote control system. These walkways are integrated with safety and fire warning and extinguishing systems. The public appeal system is also connected to these tunnels and the system of separating the tunnels from each other in case of fire also ensures the satisfaction and safety of the pilgrims.
Two 485-meter-long tunnels have been constructed to connect the Jamrat project with the second floor of Al-Azizia neighborhood in Mecca, where four escalators and a four-kilometer-long corridor have been constructed. The project is connected to three grid stations where the remote control SCADA remains operational so that the security arrangements, public address system and internal communications provided within the project can be restored and activated in an emergency.