The Makkah municipality in a statement on Tuesday, denied recent reports that it was planning to cut down all trees in Arafat because they had become a source for increasing number of insects.
The municipality said it was keen to preserve the welfare project of keeping Arafat ever green, for the benefit of the guests of God during their Grand Stand on this holy site.
The municipality further said that after each Haj season, it launches a massive campaign to combat insects and mosquitoes that might breed in the water pools resulting from watering the trees.
The municipality said it had special teams to purge the swamps, cover the ditches, dry up the stagnant water and clean the water passes to keep the area free of insects.
The municipality said it used strong insecticides that were not harmful.
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