The trees in the VIP plot at Mahim's MNP are thriving and have a guard

While the Forest Department is gearing up to plant four crore trees in a statewide plantation drive on July 1, mid-day has discovered that whether the saplings survive depends on who planted them – a VIP or common man. Our reporters paid a visit to the Maharashtra Nature Park (MNP) in Mahim, where the state kicked off its ambitious tree plantation drive last July, and found that half the trees had withered, and some had died.