After undertaking a massive clean-up of the Versova beach, lawyer-turned environmentalist Afroz Shah is now all set to rid the 18-kilometre-long Mithi River and Dana Paani beach in Malad of toxic plastic waste as part of a campaign —Turning the Tide. Apart from the thousands of volunteers who have come forward to help him in the initiative, for the first time the Dawoodi Bohra community has pledged to be a part of it too.

According to Shah, it would take at least five years to clean up the Mithi River, which extends from Vehar Lake to BKC. As part of the long-term commitment that the Dawoodi Bohra community has made towards the cause, at least 15 members of the group would participate in the cleaning process every weekend.