India, April 15 -- In a bid to decongest services and streamline the issuance of mandatory fitness certificates for the upcoming Amarnath Yatra, the civil hospital will launch a dedicated one-stop medical examination centre from Wednesday.

The move follows days of overcrowding and prolonged queues at the hospital, where a surge of 200 to 250 yatris daily overwhelmed existing infrastructure, leaving many waiting for hours or returning without completing the process. The rush had also disrupted routine outpatient services, prompting authorities to overhaul the system. To address this, officials have relocated the entire yatra medical workflow to the first-floor canteen complex in the MCH block, creating a self-contained facility that will ...