Nagpur: The harsh truth behind tree transplantation in Nagpur has now come to light. While the government repeatedly claims that large, decades-old trees removed for development projects are being safely transplanted, the ground reality tells a disturbingly different story.
A spot inspection conducted by Nagpur Today in the Sakkardara area, where several trees were transplanted over the past few months, revealed a shocking sight, most of these trees are wilted, dried up, and completely dead.
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Despite this, official records continue to show them as “alive,” raising serious questions about transparency and accountability. Citizens allege that although transplantation is carried out, the crucial post-care, watering, maintenance, soil support, and continuous monitoring, is completely ignored, turning the entire process into nothing more than a paper exercise.
Local residents claim that files are being shown as green while the trees themselves are turning to dust. Under the banner of saving trees, authorities are accused of merely completing formalities to justify clearances, without any genuine commitment to survival.
The irony is glaring: It takes decades for a tree to grow, but only minutes to chop it down. And those that are supposedly “saved” through transplantation are allowed to die within months. While development projects may be necessary, sacrificing the environment and faking the survival of dead trees in the name of progress is an alarming trend.
The grim reality unfolding in Nagpur raises a hard question, Is the idea of “green development” nothing more than a well-packaged illusion?
