The Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Governor of Makkah, Prince Khalid Al-Faisal bin Abdul-Aziz, reviewed the model of the smart barrier of crowd management developed locally by the technical committee for the expansion of the Grand Mosque overseen by the Ministry of Education represented by Umm Al-Qura University. He has also received the report of the conclusion of the works of the temporary Mataf. This came during his meeting at his office in Makkah Governorate with the President of Umm Al-Qura University (UQU), and Chairman of the Supervisory Committee for the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Expansion Project of the Grand Mosque, Dr. Bakri Bin M'atoog Bin Bakri Al-Assas, the head of the Technical Committee for the Expansion of the Grand Mosque, Dr. Faisal Wafaa and the members of the committee.

the President of Umm Al-Qura University (UQU), and Chairman of the Supervisory Committee for the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Expansion Project of the Grand Mosque, Dr. Bakri Bin M'atoog Bin Bakri Al-Assas  revealed that the e-barrier was invented and manufactured by the members and engineers of the technical committee depending on the experiments they faced during last years. He added that contrary to the traditional barriers, the new one can be run automatically in a flexible manner at the location decided by the officials of crowd management department, besides many other advantages including that "its shape and appearance are consistent with the environment, architecture, and spirituality of the grand mosque. Its streamlined design can accommodate pressure and movement of crowds without any changes on the Mataf ground, its manufacturing material can accommodate Makkah atmosphere without having its color or shape changed as a result of the environmental factors, it can be easily operated and maintained, it can be easily stored, dismantled and installed, its light weight helps moving it easily from a place to another, and that its height is between 1.20 to 1.40 cm without obstructing vision".

"Despite having the temporary Mataf in a crowded area, its removal works completed without reporting any incidences due to the awareness of the engineers of the technical committee involved in the removal works of the occupational hazards and their commitment to highest safety standards", he expounded, adding that all the engineers involved in the monitoring of safety measures are Saudi citizens graduated from Saudi colleges of engineering.

Dr. Assas extended his sincere congratulations to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdul Aziz, the Crown Prince, Deputy Premier, and Minister of Interior, Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdul-Aziz, and Deputy Crown Prince, Second deputy Premier, and Minister of Defense, Prince Mohamed Bin Salman, on this occasion. He explained that the participation of the committee focused on the application of safety requirements, occupational health measures, besides following up implementation of the plan approved for the removal of the Mataf by Saudi staff qualified and trained at a high level of proficiency to serve their nation.