Mumbai news in photos: Top stories on February 25, 2021

Mumbai Police went into a tizzy after an SUV filled with suspected explosives was detected outside Antilia, the lavish multi-storied home of billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani, on Thursday evening. A police dog squad, explosive experts and others are inspecting the SUV in which the suspected explosives were stored. The entire area has been cordoned off. Photo by Raju Shinde/TIL

The BMC on Thursday inaugurated a tram bogie at Mumbai's Bhatia Baug near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. Trams functioned in Mumbai for close to 90 years before they were discontinued in 1964. There are plans to bring trams back in some parts of the island city. Photo by Sanjay Hadkar/BCCL

Commuters experienced a massive traffic jam in Thane on Thursday morning from Majiwada towards the Bhiwandi-Nashik bypass and Ghodbunder road. The congestion was caused after a container overturned on Mumbra bypass in the wee hours of the day. Photo by Anil Shinde/BCCL

The container turned turtle on Mumbra bypass around 2:30 am on Thursday. While no injuries were reported, the accident resulted in a beeline of vehicles crammed near the Bhiwandi-Nashik bypass. The container was later removed by authorities around 9:30 am. Photo by Anil Shinde/BCCL

One of the halls at the NESCO jumbo facility, which was shut following a decline in coronavirus cases in the city, has been reopened amid the surging numbers in the city. As many as 769 oxygenated beds have been reactivated and portable oxygen cylingers have been refilled and kept ready in case of need. Photo by Uma Kadam/BCCL

A heavy tree branch fell on an auto rickshaw in Thane on Thursday morning near the demolished post office building in Damani Estate. The auto driver was injured in the mishap and his vehicle was severly damaged. Officials were informed of the incident and the branch is now being removed off the main road to avoid further inconvenience. Photo by Anil Shinde/BCCL

Even in the fast-paced life of the city, lovers manage to spend some quality time with each other. A couple was spotted on Thursday enjoying the cool Mumbai breeze by the sea against a hazy and smog-filled background. Photo by Sanjay Hadkar/BCCL

With numbers rising once again in the city, a team of health workers has been deployed in Dharavi to conduct door-to-door checkups and create awareness about the threat of coronavirus. On Wednesday, the slum colony had seen a double-digit rise in daily case count after 37 days. Photo by SL Shanth Kumar/BCCL

Work of the Coastal Road project is underway resulting into a noisy Thursday evening for commuters near Marine Drive. Photo by Sanjay Hadkar/BCCL

The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) on Thursday decorated an NMMT bus as a nursery and adorned it with plants and flowers as a part of their campaign 'Majhi Vasundhra Abhiyan'. The bus was parked outside the NMMC headquarters in Belapur. Photo by KK Choudhary/BCCL

The United Way Mumbai on Thursday began phase 2 of Project COVID Ready Taxi in collaboration with Andheri RTO and Mumbai Taximen's Union. “Based on the success of the pilot project implemented at Wadala RTO (we supported 200 cabbies during the pilot), in the second phase we will be covering 500 plus kaali-peelis in the city,” said Ajay Govale from UWM.

Govale added that under the programme, the taxi drivers will also be made aware of road safety rules and a leaflet on 'Golden rules of Road Safety' will be given to them. "Under this project we will sanitise these cabs, install isolation screen in the taxi and all the drivers will attend a 1-1.5 hour long session on Road Safety and COVID readiness for drivers,” he said. All drivers will also be given a COVID readiness kit comprising of reusable 6 layer masks, disinfectant spray and paper soap among other things.

Workers load discarded, waste pieces of clothes on a truck near LBS Marg in Mumbai to send them to a recycling unit. Photo by SL Shanth Kumar/BCCL