Saudi Arabia turns to drones to shield Hajj pilgrims from extreme heat
With temperatures hitting 45℃ in Makkah this week, Saudi wellbeing labor have increasingly relied on drones to provision a vast array of medical
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Saudi Arabia turns to drones to shield Hajj pilgrims from extreme heat
With temperatures hitting 45℃ in Makkah this week, Saudi wellbeing labor have increasingly relied on drones to provision a vast array of medical clinics treating heat-emphasized pilgrims during the Hajj.
But technology is rapidly changing the experience for pilgrims and representatives alike — with AI, UAVs and mobile apps providing crucial services, logistical backing and helping manage the mammoth crowds.
Rather than relying on congested roads filled with over 1.5 million pilgrims, drones in particular have proven to be a technological remedy for helping keep the 127 clinics spread across Makkah, Mina and Arafat adequately provisioned.
"The main goal is to provide fast service to the guests of God during the season," Fahd Al-Bathi, the chief operating officer at the National Unified Procurement Company (Nupco), informed AFP .
Standing before a colour-coded map of medical centres dotting the area, the Nupco operations officer, Turki Al-Obaidi, stated his teams work around the clock during the Hajj.
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