A visit done by a Bombay High Court appointed team to inspect the transplanted trees that were affected by the Metro work showed that the team, during the Aarey inspection, has found that of the 993 transplanted trees, 523 are already dead and only 470 have survived.

An activist has been quoted in a report in this paper stating that people with limited or close to zero knowledge are carrying out the transplantation and post care. Hardy trees
that survive in any condition are hence dying.