It’s a Dump, It’s a Sewer... It’s a Beach!

A candyfloss seller negotiates trash scattered across a filthy patch of Mumbai’s Dadar Beach. Once a major recreation spot, the beach has had an additional pollutant in the past few decades: the Mithi River, which has been reduced from a fresh water stream to a giant black sewer, flows into the Arabian Sea at Mahim Creek near its northern endA candyfloss seller negotiates trash scattered across a filthy patch of Mumbai’s Dadar Beach. Once a major recreation spot, the beach has had an additional pollutant in the past few decades: the Mithi River, which has been reduced from a fresh water stream to a giant black sewer, flows into the Arabian Sea at Mahim Creek near its northern end