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The Chakmas and Hajongs are migrants from the Chittagong Hill Tracts of erstwhile East Pakistan, now Bangladesh

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They were displaced by the construction of the Kaptai dam on the Karnaphuli River in the 1960s

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In the aftermath of their displacement, they sought asylum in India

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They were settled in relief camps in the southern and south-eastern parts of Arunachal Pradesh from 1964 to 1969

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Presently, a majority of them reside in the Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh

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Mizoram and Tripura have a significant population of the Buddhist Chakmas

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The Hindu Hajongs primarily inhabit the Garo Hills of Meghalaya and adjoining areas of Assam

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Both communities originally hail from the Chittagong Hill Tracts of what is now Bangladesh

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They were forced to migrate due to the construction of a dam in their homeland in the 1960s

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They were given refuge in India, particularly in the state of Arunachal Pradesh

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