Saudi Arabia- Zamzam will be served to pilgrims right from arrival

(MENAFN - Arab News) Zamzam will be served to pilgrims from the point of their arrival in the Kingdom until departure, said Suleiman Abu Ghaliyah, chairman of the board of directors of the Zamzam United Office.

Ghaliyah said pilgrims would be able to drink Zamzam wherever they may be in Jeddah, Makkah, and Madinah under a three-fold plan. He added that since Oct. 20, the first phase of the program has begun, which includes supplying pilgrims with 300ml bottles of Zamzam.

"Before arriving at the grouping center, the pilgrims will receive their quota of 300ml of Zamzam water inside the bus," he said.

Ghaliyah said that under the second program, containers of 20 liters of Zamzam would be given to pilgrims at their places of accommodation in Makkah starting Nov. 3.

This program will continue until Nov. 25 when pilgrims will leave Makkah for Mina. He added that the third program in the plan would start on Nov. 30 when the pilgrims would be given containers of 1.5 liters of Zamzam water to take home. "This arrangement would continue till the end of December when all pilgrims have departed for their respective homes," he said.

By Badea Abu Al-Naja

Source: Middle East North Africa Financial News (MENAFN).
Link: http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093278901.