The project of tree census using Global Positioning System (GPS) system in Navi Mumbai has been scrapped by Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) after it found the cost of the project too expensive. The corporation will now invite NGOs to carry out the census manually.

Speaking to Sunday MiD DAY, an official of the horticulture department of NMMC, on condition of anonymity, admits, “Had we used the GPS system for tree census, we could have got accurate figures and scientific data of trees in our jurisdiction. In addition, we could have also obtained area-wise information of all different trees.”