Arunachal govt buildings in wildlife zone without green nod: RTI records

RTI filed by activist S Loda sought details from 1978 to date on the legal status and ecological impact in Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary

Itanagar: The civil secretariat and the state legislative assembly — the power centres of Arunachal Pradesh — were allegedly constructed without obtaining mandatory environmental clearances, despite being located within the legally notified boundaries of the Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary (IWS), according to official records accessed through the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

The civil secretariat allegedly constructed without obtaining mandatory environmental clearances, despite being located within the legally notified boundaries of the Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary (IWS), according to official records accessed through the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

The revelation emerged in response to an RTI filed by environmental activist and advocate S Loda, which sought details from 1978 to the present regarding the legal status, biodiversity,