As the main Aarey Milk Colony road was closed for traffic on Monday on the pretext of MMRC and BMC work being carried out, city green activists associated with the Save Aarey cause have alleged that trees there were being trimmed illegally. There was heavy police bandobast in Aarey Milk Colony and except for those residing there, no one was allowed to use the road.

On Monday at around 9.30 am environmentalists took to social media and alleged that trees on the main road of Aarey, close to the VIP guest house and near Picnic point were being trimmed and cut. Many Save Aarey supporters tried to reach the car depot site but were not allowed to enter the Aarey Milk Colony.