LUCKNOW, Nov. 28 -- Built two years ago, the new state-level postmortem house on the King George's Medical University (KGMU) campus is now reportedly hit by a fund crunch that has delayed the procurement of essential equipment for the facility.

Even almost three months after the chief medical officer here submitted a budget proposal for facilities worth Rs.1.4 crore to the state health directorate, the funds were yet to be sanctioned, sources in the health department said.

On August 19, HT had reported that the 12-table facility built at Rs.2 crore in 2023 appeared 'non-operational' since no post-mortems or classes were held there during a visit by this reporter. While some infrastructural upgrades have been added since, the building se...