The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will now provide electronic identification bracelets to for all pilgrims travelling to the holy city of Mecca, from this year.
The latest move by Saudi Arabia come as a part of safety drive, the devices will contain personal and medical information, and would help authorities provide care and identify people, the Saudi Press Agency SPA reported.
The bracelets besides acting as an identification tool, features GPS technology and are also water resistant, and include details on timing, as well as a language tools for non-Arabic speakers.
The Saudi government effort comes after over 2,000 people died in a stampede near Mecca last September during the annual Hajj pilgrimage. It was the event’s largest death toll since 1990, reported Reuters.
BBC reported that in order to foster security and surveillance cameras have been installed at Mecca's Grand Mosque and will be linked to control rooms staffed by Special Forces, monitoring pilgrim movements for the Hajj event scheduled for August.
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