Giza allocates some 528 spaces for Eid prayers

GIZA - 9 August 2019: Around 528 spaces in Giza have been allocated for performing Eidul Adha prayers, Governor Ahmed Rashed said on Friday.

He added that security bodies are on full alert to secure those spaces, noting that the General Authority for Cleanliness and Beautification was assigned to intensify clean-up campaigns in the vicinity of mosques and public squares, as well as gardens, parks and surrounding places.

Rashed revealed that he directed all heads of neighborhoods, townships and cities to pay field visits, with a view to following up the cleaning conditions, in addition to stepping up campaigns to remove encroachments during the Eid days.

He pointed out that the civil protection department will deploy fire engines next to popular mosques, public parks and gardens overlooking the River Nile, besides archaeological areas and hotels.

All hospitals in the governorate were put on high alert to deal with any cases during the Eid holiday, the governor said