The Swachh Bharat hoarding put up at Worli sea face by killing trees has finally been removed after mid-day's report about it. The trees were chopped and even poisoned to ensure visibility of the hoarding in Worli — the constituency of state environment minister Aaditya Thackeray.'

Former MNS corporator Santosh Dhuri who had complained about the killing of the trees claimed that a local school guard saw people poisoning the trees and took them to the police station. The police registered a non-cognisable offence against them. "The BMC and PWD are equally responsible as the administration allowed the hoarding at a site that had a good green cover.