PRAYAGRAJ, Sept. 19 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has granted official approval for kidney transplant procedures to begin at Swaroop Rani Nehru (SRN) Hospital in Sangam City, an affiliated facility of Moti Lal Nehru Medical College.

The move brings significant relief to patients in Prayagraj and neighbouring districts, who until now had to travel to cities such as Lucknow or Varanasi for advanced treatment. According to SRN Hospital officials, the approval was granted after a three-member state government team carried out an inspection on August 30.

The inspection team reviewed the facilities at the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) building of SRN Hospital, including the modern operation theatre and the newly developed ...