L&T bags Rs 3375-crore Mauritius metro order

The project is supposed to be completed in 48 months

Engineering conglomerate Larsen & Toubro on Wednesday announced a Rs 3,375 crore-worth metro order from the Mauritius government.

“L&T has won the order from Metro Express Limited which is owned by the Government of Mauritius to design and build an Integrated Light Rail-based Urban Transit System in the African island nation,” the company said in its press statement.

The projects will be fully funded through a grant by Government of India and line of credit.  The metro project comprises of a 26-km route which will connect Curepipe to Immigration Square in Port Louis and will feature 19 stations, 2 of