All arrangements are in place for the Haj flights from Hyderabad to start taking off from August 1. Executive Officer of Telangana State Haj Committee Syed Abdul Shukoor said all the departments are geared up to send 7,500 pilgrims to Mecca from Hyderabad.
They include pilgrims from Telangana as well as neighboring states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
Saudi Airlines will be flying 25 flights from Hyderabad from August 1 to August 15, he said.
The Haj camp at the state Haj House in Hyderabad will be opened on Monday for the pilgrims coming from other cities and towns. While the main building of the Haj House will accommodate 500 pilgrims the water proof tent specially erected for the occasion will accommodate another 300 pilgrims, he added.
If need be another 150 people could be accommodated on the first floor of the under construction building adjacent to the Haj House.
All the formalities including the customs and immigration check will be completed by the concerned departments at the Haj House itself and the pilgrims will be taken to the Shamshabad International Airport from the Haj House for boarding the flights.
All the pilgrims have been asked to report at the Haj House camp 48 hours before their flights. Deputy Chief Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali will see off the first batch of the pilgrims at the camp. On the return journey after Haj the pilgrims will depart from holy city of Madina.