A live board put up by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) showed India's population at 1.476 billion as of 4 pm on September 9.
Videos showing the board went viral with discussions focusing on resource strains, healthcare shortages, and the need for better population planning.
Some also argued on the number of deaths taking place at the same time. death counter.
India has begun counting its population in the world's largest census, which will include caste enumeration for the first time in nearly a century. More than 3 million officials will be deployed to carry out the count.
The country faces the immense logistical challenge of counting a population estimated at more than 1.4 billion.
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