India, Jan. 22 -- The Eastern Zonal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu notice of alleged illegal road construction in environmentally sensitive catchment areas of Arunachal Pradesh's Papum Pare district.

The action follows a news article published last year raising environmental concerns.

The bench, consisting of Judicial Member Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi and Expert Member Afroz Ahmad, reviewed the report dated April 22, which claimed that road construction between Ganga-Taipu and Ganga-Tago stretches was being carried out without proper environmental safeguards.

Considering the seriousness, the tribunal noted the necessity of involving the Arunachal Pradesh government for effective resolution.

The government ...