Why does the Arabian Sea have muddy water in Mumbai?

The Mumbai Harbor is constantly fed with creeks and backwaters like Vasai , Mahim Etc.The tidal streams carry the waters not only in and out of the harbor but inside the harbor as well.The nature of the soil in and around Mumbai is too fine so it is difficult for it to settle. read more

Even though sea will not have any flow like rivers, the continuous wind waves will ensure a good water movement that can pull of the polluted waters deep into the sea. In Mumbai, the sea looks mostly like a stagnant lake and the polluted water is just adding that to the coastal waters every minute making them brownish, dirty and smell bad. read more

The Arabian Sea, also known as Sea of Oman, is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Peninsula, and on the east by India. read more