Contract workers were deployed at Juhu Beach in Santacruz West on Tuesday to clear large quantities of plastic waste and other debris that had accumulated along the shoreline. (Pics/ Satej Shinde)

Plastic waste and other debris washed ashore at Mahim Beach in Mumbai's Mahim West on Monday as high tide brought heaps of garbage onto the coastline, highlighting the persistent challenge of marine pollution in the city. (Pics/Satej Shinde)