Makkah: When we happen to take our cameras and smart telephones to see water flows in Makkah and the holy sites every Hajj season, we wonder how this water is managed within interconnected and complex networks, and how its levels are monitored to maintain the stability of water supply for the guests of Allah.
The Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) smart system, hired by the National Water Company (NWC), answers this question. SCADA’s control room, based in Makkah and covering the holy shrines, holds the key solution of a steady water flow with diversified technical information interconnected with its digital details and plays many effective roles in managing water supply for the guests of God during Hajj season 1445 AH.
The control room is characterized by being the quietest work environment among its staff, as everyone watches silently and with high concentration a giant screen that shows the map of the holy sites and the locations of the giant tanks carrying quantities of desalinated water.
They operate according to a smart system around the clock, led by specialized national cadres, trained and qualified to carry out work through these advanced technical systems so that the guests of God may perform their rituals with ease and tranquility.
The SCADA Chamber also comes within a comprehensive business and service package for the NWC, whose primary tasks are based on managing the water system by monitoring tanks, water levels, flow rates, and water pressure in networks to ensure that it reaches consumption points. Technicians also monitor pressure levels through electronic sensors distributed in networks and control and manage it remotely, within the holy sites and Makkah, with emphasis on the facilities of the Grand Mosque.
Source: Saudi Press Agency