Guwahati, April 27 -- The Arunachal Pradesh government constructed its Civil Secretariat and State Legislative Assembly within the notified boundaries of the Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary (IWS) without securing mandatory environmental clearances, official records accessed through the Right to Information (RTI) Act have revealed.

According to a report by Hindustan Times, environmental advocate and activist S. Loda filed the RTI request, seeking details related to the legal status, biodiversity, construction, and ecological impacts within IWS since 1978.

In response, the Deputy Chief Wildlife Warden's office in Naharlagun confirmed that authorities did not grant clearances under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, for either the Civil Secr...