Guwahati, May 9 -- Itanagar Capital Region Deputy Commissioner (DC) Talo Potom has formally written to the principal chief conservator of forests (PCCF) to notify that all land possession certificates (LPCs) issued for plots falling within the Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary and Durpong Reserve Forest stand cancelled.

Referring to an order issued on 27 February 2022 (Order No. DC/M/LPC-207/15), the DC confirmed that all LPCs and land allotments issued since the inception of the office in these protected zones are null and void.

In his letter dated 5 May 2025, Potom requested the PCCF to treat all such land documents whether issued knowingly or unknowingly as invalid and to take legal action in accordance with forest and environmental laws....