In yet another classic example of bureaucratic apathy, over 500 trees in Navi Mumbai have either died or are on the verge of dying. These trees, which were uprooted/chopped for a highway-widening project, were supposed to be transplanted. It has been learnt that the company in-charge of transplantation, J Kumar Company, failed to adhere by the prescribed guidelines for transplantation of trees, thus killing maximum trees.