Covering more than 1,500 square meters of the streets surrounding the Maqam of Imam al-Mahdi (may Allah hasten his holy reappearance) with Saran cloth

The Engineering Maintenance and Construction Department at the Al-Abbas's (p) Shrine covered more than 1,500 square meters of the streets surrounding the Maqam of Imam al-Mahdi (may Allah hasten his holy reappearance) with Saran cloth and spray fans in preparation for the Ziyarat Arba'een.

The supervisor of the spray unit of the Department, engineer Zaid Aqeel, said that " the unit's staff covered an area of more than 1,500 square meters of the spaces of a number of streets surrounding the maqam of Imam al-Mahdi (may Allah Almighty hasten his holy reappearance) in preparation for the Ziyarat Arba'een," stressing that "work is continuing in order to implement the previously prepared plan, which aims to cover a larger area in order to mitigate the effects of sunlight on mourners."

He added that"the division installed water spray systems to calm the atmosphere, as it covered a large area in the streets and areas surrounding the Maqam of Imam al-Mahdi (may Allah hasten his holy reappearance)".

"The works are ongoing and will include streets and other spaces, using human and mechanical effort,"he said.