First Batch of Haj Pilgrims Leave For Mecca

Hyderabad: The first batch of 340 Haj pilgrims left from Telangana for Mecca in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. The first flight for Jeddah was flagged off by deputy chief minister Mehmood Ali and Haj Committee of India chairman Choudhary Mehboob Ali Kaiser.

The Air India flight took off from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport carrying pilgrims clad in ‘Ihram’. Two Air India flight will be carried out daily from August 22 to 27 and one flight on August 28 to carry a total of 5,000 pilgrims from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and four districts of Karnataka.

All the flights from Hyderabad will leave for Jeddah and on the return journey they will take off from Madinah. The pilgrims are scheduled to return from Madinah between October 4 and October 8

Haj House is serving as the transit and boarding point for the pilgrims. The authorities have made boarding and lodging arrangements for the pilgrims.

All the flights from Hyderabad will leave for Jeddah and on the return journey they will take off from Madinah. The pilgrims are scheduled to return from Madinah between October 4 and October 8.

According to officials, over 1.56 lakh Indians will perform Haj pilgrimage this year. According to the central Haj committee, 36,000 pilgrims will be going through private operators.