Updated On: 29 May, 2021 07:01 AM IST | Mumbai | The Editorial
Now, a report in this paper pointed out that locals at Lokhandwala are concerned about unnecessary concretisation near a lake on the Lokhandwala Backroad. They claim trees located near this concretised area, have perished. They blamed installation of paver blocks and concrete stairs in the vicinity, for the loss of trees.

Nature lovers said trees with concretised bases do not get enough air and water for their roots
As Cyclone Tauktae ripped through Mumbai wreaking havoc, trees became the biggest casualties. Mumbai saw hundreds of trees uprooted, wrenched out by the force of the wind, keel over and there were hundreds of reports about trees blocking roads.
This edit space had focused on a banyan tree that had broken at Peddar Road, with residents replanting it in a park. This is a valuable lesson in eco-consciousness rather than the merits or demerits of replanting broken trees.