The same land is now being used for a new plantation drive, raising questions about accountability, success rates, and the seriousness of compensatory afforestation.

New saplings planted recently at the same Aarey site. Pic/Nimesh Dave

A plot in Aarey Milk Colony, once used to transplant over 100 fully grown trees felled for the construction of the Mumbai Metro, shows little trace of reforestation. A mid-day ground check revealed that most of the transplanted trees have vanished, confirming........

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