Itanagar, April 21 -- Documents obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) Act have laid bare the alarming extent of destruction within the Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary (IWLS), Arunachal Times reported.

Environmental activist and advocate SD Loda secured the RTI documents, revealing that the sanctuary, officially established on July 14, 1978, largely exists only in name, with significant encroachment having taken place.

The Environment, Forest & Climate Change Department appears to lack crucial data regarding compensatory afforestation efforts and the loss of primary forest cover within the IWLS.

Compounding concerns about the escalating deforestation is the potential impact on the sanctuary's water resources.

Shockingly, RTI respon...