By News18
Social media has been buzzing with conversations around Indians and civic sense, or the perceived lack of it. A now-viral, undated video of the Mauritius metro, built by an Indian company, has reignited debate over why similar infrastructure often falls short within India. Many online users have pointed to corruption and poor civic habits as key reasons behind the disparity.
An X (formerly Twitter) user shared a video of the Mauritius Metrolite Project, which was reportedly sponsored by the Indian government and built by Indian multinational Larsen & Toubro (L&T). The user captioned the post saying, 鈥淢auritius Metrolite Project is sponsored by the Govt of India and built by an Indian Company, L&T.鈥
The video showed a metro train arriving at a station in the capital city, Port Louis, after which passengers wanting to board the train queued up on either side of the doors, waiting for others to alight. The metro seemingly ran parallel to a road, as spotted in the video.
??馃?? This Mauritius Metrolite Project is sponsored by the Govt of India and built by an Indian Company, L&T. pic.twitter.com/y19AgOYVj8
鈥 Gems (@gemsofbabus_) July 2, 2025
As soon as the video, posted on July 2, gained traction, many users began commenting on how the Mauritius metro looked cleaner than the metro services of India, especially its capital city, Delhi. Some even commented that corruption and appeasement in India stunted its growth and infrastructural development.
Commenting below the post, a user wrote, 鈥淟ooks cleaner than Delhi Metro.鈥 Another user pointed out, 鈥淐orruption + Appeasement Politics have put India beyond repair.鈥
A user said corruption in India was the main culprit and added, 鈥淥ur infrastructure is not at par. Some bridges collapse after a few days of inauguration.鈥 A fourth user echoed a similar sentiment and wrote, 鈥淚ndian infra without corruption and with some civic sense can still work.鈥
鈥淭his is an example of how Indian engineering can transform an urban landscape. It also shows what we could achieve in India if we had better civic sense and maintenance,鈥 another user commented.
Meanwhile, a user expressed bewilderment that L&T had built the system and wrote, 鈥淭he same L&T who has gone to court for being removed from a project as the project has been awarded to a company that has given money to the government via electoral bonds?鈥
Looks cleaner than Delhi Metro.
鈥 Ayussh Sanghi (@ayusshsanghi) July 2, 2025
The same L&T who has gone to court for being removed from a project as the project has been awarded to a company that has given money to government via electoral bonds?
鈥 Atul Gupta (@atulg65) July 2, 2025
Corruption in India is the issue. Our infrastructure is not at par. Some bridges collapse after a few days of inauguration
鈥 Abhay ???? (@Kings_Gambit__) July 2, 2025
Indian infra without corruption and with some civic sense can still work.
鈥 Saps (@saptarshinath) July 2, 2025
Corruption + Appeasement Politics have put India beyond repair.
鈥 Swapna Kumar Panda (@swapnakpanda) July 2, 2025
This is an example of how Indian engineering can transform urban https://t.co/Toy4pgVjxr also shows what we could achieve in India if we had better civic sense and maintenance.
鈥 Nikhil Surana (@nikki_surana) July 2, 2025
More About Mauritius Metrolite Project
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) secured the contract for the Mauritius Metro Express project and completed a priority section, which connected Rosehill and Victoria stations.
The project, sponsored by the Indian government, was designed by another Indian firm named Systra Group. They were appointed Detail Design Consultant (DDC).