Doimukh, May 13: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi funded Multistate Project on Suicide Risk Reduction and Improving Mental well-being was launched at Rajiv Gandhi University today. 
The duration of the project is for three years in its first phase and will be carried out in 8 states and union territories simultaneously including Arunachal Pradesh.
For Arunachal Pradesh, RGU’s AITS has been made the nodal centre and accordingly under the Project’s Principal Investigator and Co-PIs the schools and colleges in Itanagar Capital Region (ICR), Papum Pare, Lower Subansiri, Dibang Valley, Lower Dibang Valley and Lohit districts in Arunachal Pradesh will be surveyed. 
Chairing an inaugural cum consultative meeting the Vice-Chancellor of RGU Prof. Saket Kushwaha, said that RGU is already carrying out multiple projects on mental health sponsored by various government agencies and emphasised on the importance of working in a collaborative manner and utilise the resources in optimum way with the support of the state government and central government agencies.
The Finance Officer in-charge and Joint Registrar of RGU Dr. David Pertin, talked about the importance and relevancy of the project in Arunachal Pradesh vis-a-vis India and expressed hope that the project will be completed on time as it is a participatory based research will bring out workable and applicable way forwards to cut the suicide rates.
Earlier, the Principal Investigator of the project Dr. Tarun Mene presented the details of the project and informed about the initiation of the project and recruitment of the staff in the first phase of the project. He emphasised on the multilayered issue of the topic and explained the players of the project. 

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