The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on the occasion of Lata Mangeshkar’s first death anniversary on 6th February performed the bhoomi poojan of a memorial pillar planned at Haji Ali Junction in Bombay. The pillar will be of mirror steel and wood and stand around 40 feet tall. The pooja was done by Lata’s sister, Usha Mangeshkar, and tourism minister of Maharashtra, Mangal Prabhat Lodha. The memorial will be erected on the traffic island at Tardeo. A mural will also be created on the front wall of the Mangeshkar family residence, Prabhu Kunj, on Gopalrao Deshmukh Road.