The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday said the imposing bronze statue of 'Lion of Bombay' Sir Pherozeshah Mehta has completed 100 years.

The statute of Mehta, who drafted the Bombay Municipal Corporation Act, was erected in front of the civic headquarters on April 3, 1923, following his death on November 5, 1915, the civic body stated in a release.