Guwahati, April 21 -- A damning set of documents obtained through the Right to Information (RTI) Act has uncovered the widespread and unchecked destruction of the Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary (IWLS), revealing that what was once a protected ecological zone now exists largely in name only.

Environmental activist and legal advocate SD Loda, who filed the RTI request, discovered that vast portions of the sanctuary, originally notified on July 14, 1978, have been illegally encroached upon over the decades.

The records show that the sanctuary's boundaries have seen continuous construction activity, despite the absence of legal clearance or environmental permissions.

Shockingly, the Environment, Forest & Climate Change Department lacks critic...