Haj applications Qurrah on April 23

Hyderabad, April 16 : The Qurrah, the lucky draw to select the pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh for Haj 2013 will be held at Haj House, Nampally on April 23.

This year, the State Haj Committee has received as many as 16,972 applications for the Haj 2013. Of them, 8,700 are males, 8272 are females and 20 infants. Hyderabad with 8,345 applications stands first followed by 960 from Kurnool, 844 from Nizamabad and 782 from Mahbubnagar. Only seven applications were received from Vizianagaram and there was no Haj applicant from the Srikakulam district.

As many as 382 applications were received from Adilabad, 578 from Anantapur, 394 from Chittoor, 134 from East Godavari, 541 from Guntur, 578 from Kadapa, 379 from Kareemnagar, 145 from Khammam, 416 from Krishna, 521 from Medak, 390 from Nalgonda, 210 from Nellore, 130 from Prakasam, 773 from Ranga Reddy, 113 from Visakhapatnam, 302 from Warangal and 48 from West Godavari 48.

The Qurrah for selection of Haj pilgrims will take place on the basis of the Cover Numbers. INN