Citizens involved with cleaning up Mahim beach for 21 months, are furious with the poor performance of the contractor, who has been appointed by the civic body to help clear it of the garbage. On June 15, while around 40 volunteers showed up to clean up, there were no trucks to pick up the collected garbage and only a couple of workers were on duty. Angry volunteers have complained to the BMC which has warned the contractor.

In September 2018, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had appointed a contractor to clean and maintain the 5-km long stretch of Mahim beach at a cost of R12.25 crore for six years. The contractor is supposed to provide 24 workers every day during the dry months and 50 during the monsoon months.