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News in Photos: Mumbai's top stories on February 21, 2021

Last updated on - Feb 21, 2021, 19:56 IST
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'Wear mask, avoid lockdown'

As the number of coronavirus cases is surging once again in the city, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said that if people want to avoid a lockdown, they must wear masks, and their behaviour will be monitored for the next eight days. He also said that he has permitted all the district admins to reinforce restrictions in their area if needed, starting Monday, by giving the public enough notice. "Do we need a lockdown? If you behave responsibly, we will know in the next eight days. Those who don't want a lockdown, will wear a mask. Those who want a lockdown, will not wear one. So wear a mask and say No to the lockdown," Thackeray stated.

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Crowd at Juhu beach

Hundreds of people were seen flouting social distancing norms and not wearing masks at Juhu Beach on Sunday. In the past few days, several people have been fined for violating COVID norms. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray too warned that if people do not want a lockdown in the state, they must compulsorily wear masks while venturing in public places. Photo by Raju Shinde/TIL

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Dombivli fire

A 25-year-old labourer was killed and another one sustained injuries after a fire broke out in the quarters of construction workers at a housing complex in Dombivli on Sunday. The fire started in a house built for workers and 120 rooms built for 172 workers were gutted in the incident. The blaze erupted at about 6.30 am in Manpada area. There was gas leakage during cooking which led to the fire. Two fire engines were rushed to the spot and after more than three hours, the flames were brought under control.

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Leopards radio-collared

A female leopard was radio-collared at Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) in Borivali on Saturday, for the first time in Mumbai. As a part of the project, the 2.5-year-old leopard Savitri, named after the social reformer and educationist Savitribai Phule, was fitted with the collar and then released back into the wild, G Mallikarjuna, Conservator of Forests and Director, SGNP, informed.

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Kalanagar Junction flyover inaugurated

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday inaugurated one arm of the flyover at Kalanagar Junction in Mumbai. He was accompanied by Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar and cabinet ministers Aaditya Thackeray and Eknath Shinde during the inauguration ceremony. Photo: CMO, Maharashtra

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E-cycle at BKC

Several e-cyles were parked near Bandra-Kurla Complex in Mumbai on Sunday and maintenance work was being carried out on them by some workers. The e-cycle facility was launched by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) in August 2020 as a cheap, fun and sustainable mode of transportation for Mumbaikars. Photo by Sanjay Hadkar/BCCL

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Save marine life

In a bid to beautify the city as well as pass on an important message, artist Pankaj Chavan painted the town blue in Matunga and urged people to save marine life. The beautification work was carried out at the BMC garden in Matunga. Photo by Sanjay Hadkar/BCCL

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'Recycle it all'

To encourage the concept of recycling among the youth, beautification work was carried out in BMC's F North ward (Matunga) by using 7000 pieces of plastic waste, including plastic bottles and oil cans. Children were seen painting the walls in the city and writing the quote, "Recycle it all, no matter how small". Photo by Sanjay Hadkar/BCCL

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