The staff of the maintenance and engineering construction department at the Al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine has started the work of spreading the Saran cloth on the road (Karbala-Najaf).
Member of the board of Directors of the Al-Abbas's (p) shrine and supervisor of Works; Sayed. Jawad Al-Hasnawi said: "the works are being carried out under the direct guidance of the Senior Official of the holy shrine Sayed Ahmad al-Safi and in coordination with the local government in Karbala governorate," pointing out that "the works fall within the services provided by the Al-Abbas's (p) shrine in the Ziyarat Arba'een".
He added that"the staff of the maintenance department started the work of the Saran cloth of the (Ya Hussein) road, as the work began from the host complex of Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas (peace be upon him), on the road linking the provinces of Najaf and Karbala".
In turn, engineer Karrar Abrihi Mohammed from the maintenance department said that"the area to be covered is estimated at more than 50 thousand square meters, as the first stage of work included digging bases and installing columns, and the second includes connecting the wires carrying the fabric, and the work lasts for about 20 days".
"The project aims to protect the visitors heading to the city of Karbala to revive the Blessed Ziyarat Arba'een from high temperatures and reduce sunlight,"Mohammed said.