The Eastern Province Municipality installed seats designated for hikers (digital rest), as a prototype, in the walkway of the Eid prayer squire in the Granada district of Dammam.

The project was implemented by the municipality of central Dammam, to improve the level of municipal services provided and improve the urban landscape.

The mayor of central Dammam, Eng. Abdullah bin Sanad Al-Shammari, explained that the installation of two seats as a prototype, equipped with the latest technologies and multi-use that operates on solar energy, is equipped with a solar panel with a capacity of 100 watts supported by Wi-Fi technology and 4 USB ports for charging smart devices.

A digital clock (size 20 Cm - 35 cm) gives information about time, date, day and temperature, and it contains a speaker amplifier for the five prayers that is programmed according to the local time of the area, equipped with LED lighting.

Al-Shammari said that the municipality is striving to increase the number of seats to 20 , which will be distributed in a number of vital sites in the region.