The staff of the Engineering Maintenance Department initiated the work of preparing the floor of the shrine of Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas (peace be upon him) for cladding it with new alabaster.

The head of the Engineering Maintenance Department at the al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine; Engineer Abbas Musa Ahmad, briefed us on the most preparatory work entrusted to the department, saying: "After reviewing the plans provided by the engineering projects department at the al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine, which supervises the implementation of the project as a whole, we have formed a work cell of staff from the units operating in our department, to develop a work plan for the works entrusted to us. And then, we started the works that includes:

-The removal of old marble

-The removal of the adhesive material

-The transfer of the remnants of these works outside the holy shrine.

-The treatment of the floor with special materials.

- To re-locate the service pipes of the communication, electricity, water and other systems.

-To recover what has been drilled with special material.

-Installing a reinforcing steel.

- Pouring a layer of concrete with a height commensurate with the levels of the shrine, to ensure a flat levelling cladding."