Head of engineering projects in Al-Abbas Holy Shrine, Engineer Dia, Majid Al Sayegh said that: "This road extends in parallel to the Karbala – Najaf road. Its (15) m width, and away from the center of the main road (Karbala - Najaf) (34 m). This road will be allocated only to the visitors coming on foot, especially during the million visits in order to reduce the crowds on the main road and allow the smooth movement of vehicles. "
Adding: "There are several donors for the implementation of the road, including the two holy shrines, and the Department of roads, bridges in the Ministry of Housing and Construction, office of Karbala, and the Department of the direct implementation in the province of Karbala."
Explaining "Al-Abbas holy shrine sponsored(4 km) to be paved of this project, starting from the Zubayliah check point down to the host of Abu al Fadl al Abbas (peace be upon him)."
About the work in this project, Eng. Dia explained "In the beginning, mechanisms of Al-Abbas holy shrine opened the way to be ready for work as a first stage, removing the constructions on the path of the road after the approval of the owners to raise the assets of their own, and then shoveling the ground adding the amounts of soil to reach the level specified with commitment to the distance of separation from the main road, then spreading the soil in the form of layers."
Adding, "A further phase has been added. It is the settlement of the shoulders of the street on both sides left and right, with about (30) meters length and the level (thickness) is different from (80) cm to (1,5) M, to reach the required level."
It is worth mentioning that the departments of engineering projects and engineering and technical maintenance and other departments in AlAbbas Holy Shrine has carried out dozens of projects since their inception after the fall of the former regime. Many of these peojects have been implemented by their Iraqi staff (including this project), and others were overseen, carried out by Iraqi cadres also manufactured by companies from outside the Holy Shrine , or other rare few projects, carried out by foreign labor. Secretary-General Sayyed Ahmad al-Safi declared to Alkafeel website "The various business projects and the purchase of many of the engineering, manufacturing, and scientific equipment, service and car selection, in order to support sections of the Holy Shrine with their needs, and the convenience of visitors , all is funded by the Shi'a Bureau of the Iraqi Council of Ministers, and by 80%, while the rest - 20% - is funded by the money received from the cages of the holy shrines by visitors, and the Department of gifts and vows in the Holy Shrine, which are funded by Iraqis home and abroad, and Arabs and foreigners. "
It is worth mentioning that the presence of visitors during the mourning last year 1431AH and within 20 days was more than 16 million visitors, from Iraq, including about (500000) visitors from Arab and foreign countries (from more than 55 countries around the world), an event considered the largest from several aspects, in terms of the number of visitors in such a short time, and the free service provided by the ordinary Iraqi for all those visitors, from food, accommodation and other luxuries, treatment, and others, as well as the presence of these millions masses is through the walk great distances up to hundreds of kilometers, and other things that are unique to Karbala from other cities in the world.
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