While the National Green Tribunal in the year 2015 had directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to make sure that the concrete surrounding tree trunks in the city is removed, it seems that the BMC is not following the norms while carrying out development work. It has been found that the roots of the trees in Bhandup-Kanjurmarg East are being covered with concrete while drain channels are constructed. Environmentalist Stalin D from the NGO, Vanashakti, has written a letter to the Ward Officer of S ward and the Gardens Department of the BMC.