LUCKNOW, Oct. 13 -- With Lucknow moving towards a three-zone postmortem model to decentralise autopsy services, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) is preparing to operationalise mortuary services at its Apex Trauma Centre (ATC). Under this project, six staff members have started getting specialised training at King George's Medical University (KGMU) from October 12 which will continue till October 24, stated a letter. The three-zone model was finalised on February 28, and discussed at a meeting chaired by district magistrate Vishakh G on April 7. Under the plan, autopsies will be assigned to different medical institutions based on police station jurisdictions, replacing the existing arrangement in which postmortem examinations are conducted at a single centre. The proposed expansion will bring SGPGIMS and Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS) into the system alongside KGMU. As per the letter, the training programme, organised by KGMU's department of forensic medicine and toxicology, will familiarise staff with mortuary operations, handling of dead bodies, record maintenance and computer-based medico-legal documentation through the MedLEaPR system. MedLEaPR stands for Medico-Legal Examination and Postmortem Reporting-a digital system for preparing and managing medico-legal examination and autopsy reports. According to the schedule, Divyansh, Luvkush Yadav and Vipin Tiwari will undergo training from October 12 to 17, while Yonis, Rohit and Pawan Pathak will attend the second batch from October 19 to 24. The sessions will be held at the KGMU mortuary from 10 am to 5 pm. The first batch comprises one hospital attendant and two sanitation staff members. The second includes a sanitation staff member, a data entry operator responsible for MedLEaPR-related work and a mortuary supervisor who is a permanent medical record technician. Dr Ankit Kumar, assistant professor in the department of forensic medicine and toxicology, has sought approval from the chief medical superintendent to depute the six employees and treat them as on duty during the training period. The proposal also seeks transport arrangements for their daily commute. KGMU spokesperson, Prof KK Singh said approval was given and three employees from Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) joined the postmortem house on Monday to undergo training in mortuary operations. He said King George's Medical University (KGMU) was fully prepared to extend its support to the state government's plan to establish a three-zone postmortem system in Lucknow. The university would provide the necessary cooperation and training support to help implement the proposed decentralised system for conducting postmortems across the city. At present, around 20 postmortems are performed at the KGMU postmortem house per day, and the number increases to 30-40 postmortem procedures in case of extreme hot weather. It is the only postmortem house in Uttar Pradesh where around 7,500-8,000 postmortem procedures are performed annually, as the bodies are sent from 52 police stations including GRP....