New Delhi, October 20: Relatives of Indian pilgrims going for Haj will now be able to remain in contact with them as computers have been installed at various locations of the pilgrimage, External Affair Minister S M Krishna said today.
“Relatives sitting in India can now find out through the website of the Haj Committee of India the whereabouts of their relatives performing Haj and can communicate with them during their stay in Saudi Arabia,” he said during the flag off ceremony of the first batch of pilgrims at the Haj terminal of IGI airport here.
The first batch of around 200 Haj pilgrim today left for the Holy Mosque in Saudi Arabia by an Air India flight.
About 115,000 pilgrims would be going through the Haj Committee of India and rest 45,000 through private operators.
–PTI