The American pit bull abandoned on Mahim beach on Wednesday morning appears to be experiencing abdominal swelling, according to pet lover Bhavesh Natekar, who is taking care of the canine. Natekar ...

Mumbai residents frustrated as high tides bring heaps of garbage to Mahim beach, despite BMC's cleaning efforts. Environmentalists suggest metal nets at nullah outfalls to prevent sea pollution.

Furthermore, beach access will now be officially closed to the public by 8:00 PM or 9:00 PM each day, a move long demanded by local residents to curb nighttime nuisance and criminal behavior.

Open containers of alcohol have never been allowed on the town’s 161 linear feet of the beach. Consumption of alcoholic beverages used to be allowed on Seashore property, but not anymore.

The land reclaimed for Bandra-Worli sealink has already damaged the seashore from Mahim to Ambedkar Chowk at Dadar. The shore is filled with the muck and the sand is eventually eroded.