Aizawl, Aug. 12 -- More than 1,900 refugees have been enrolled in the ongoing biometric enrollment exercise for people from Myanmar and Bangladesh who have taken refuge in Mizoram, an official said on Monday.

He said the biometric enrollment for over 32,000 Myanmar refugees taking shelter across all 11 districts of the state, and nearly 3,000 Bangladeshi refugees from the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), began in a few districts on July 28, followed by most other districts on July 30 and 31.

The exercise is progressing at a slow pace due to technical issues and poor internet connectivity, he said.

As of Friday, district administrations have captured the biometric and demographic details of 1,947 refugees across the 11 districts, according...