Aizawl, Aug. 27 -- Mizoram Home Minister K. Sapdanga informed the Assembly that over 29,000 people from Myanmar, displaced by the ongoing conflict in the neighbouring country, are currently taking refuge in the state.
Responding to a question from ruling Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) legislator V. L. Zaithanzama on the opening day of the monsoon session, Sapdanga said district administrations across Mizoram have started the biometric enrollment of displaced persons to maintain updated records.
"Altogether, 29,046 Myanmar nationals are taking shelter in Mizoram as of August 11," he told the House.
The influx of refugees into Mizoram began after the military coup in Myanmar in February 2021, which plunged the country into violent conflict ...