First batch of 304 Haj pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir leaves for Saudi Arabia

Srinagar: First batch of 304 Hajj pilgrims,2019, left Srinagar on Thursday for Saudi Arabia to perform this year’s Hajj pilgrimage.

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik came to see off the pilgrims at the Srinagar International Airport.

The pilgrims were taken in special buses from the Hajj House in Bemina area of Srinagar city to the airport.

This year, over 11,500 pilgrims from the state will go for the pilgrimage.

Hajj flights will fly from Srinagar to Saudi Arabia till July 29 when the last Hajj flight is scheduled to leave. All Hajj flights will land at the Madina airport till July 20 and thereafter flights from Srinagar will land at the Mecca airport till July 29.

Arrangements for ablutions and foreign exchange have been made for them at the Srinagar airport.

While as basic facilities like refreshment, sanitation, eatables have been made available at the Srinagar Hajj house for the Hajj pilgrims,” DC Srinagar said.

He said that all the Hajj flights would take off from the Srinagar International Airport from July 04 to July 29.

DC Srinagar requested all the relatives accompanying the Hajj pilgrims to cooperate with the Hajj authorities for the smooth conduct of Hajj affairs at the Hajj House.