Aizawl, April 16 -- Refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh, along with internally displaced persons (IDPs) from neighbouring Manipur, taking shelter in Mizoram will be included in the country's ongoing general census, according to census officials.

Data from the state Home Department indicates that nearly 40,000 people displaced by internal crises in Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Manipur are currently taking shelter across different parts of Mizoram.

Speaking to reporters at a press conference here on Wednesday, officials from the Directorate of Census clarified that any displaced individuals living in rented houses or relief camps at the time of the exercise will be counted.

They emphasised that the ongoing census targets population enumerat...