Meet Akanksha Kumari, Coal India's 1st Woman Engineer For Underground Mines

Akanksha Kumari is a graduate of BIT Sindri.

Akanksha Kumari has become the first-ever woman mining engineer in Coal India's history to work in its underground mines. Ms Kumari scripted history by joining Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) at its Churi underground mines in the North Karanpura area of Jharkhand. In a tweet shared Tuesday, Central Coalfields Limited - a subsidiary of Coal India - said that Akanksha Kumari became the first woman mining engineer to join CCL.  CCL gets its first ever #women mining engineer, Ms Akanksha Kumari.A graduate of BIT Sindri, Ms Kumari broke the gender barriers by joining Churi UG mine, NK Area. She became the 1st women mining engineer in the history of CIL to work in underground minesSalute to #WomenPowerpic.twitter.com/s0twlDPpws Progressive Governance: To promote gender equality & generate more opportunities, Govt under PM @narendramodi ji allowed women to work in underground coal mines.Ms Akanksha Kumari becomes the 1st woman mining engineer in @CoalIndiaHQ to work in an underground mine.@smritiiranipic.twitter.com/M58KQP1JCB A historic moment for gender representation!Justices Hima Kohli, BV Nagarathna, and Bela M Trivedi — three women took oath as judges of the #SupremeCourtOfIndia.Ms. Akanksha Kumari becomes the 1st woman mining engineer at @CoalIndiaHQ to work in an underground mine. pic.twitter.com/6qE6FteJyM A big congratulations to Ms. Akanksha Kumari to become the 1st woman mining engineer in @CoalIndiaHQ to work in an underground mine. You are an inspiration to many women. #WomenEmpowermenthttps://t.co/RltxP6ZVcx "A graduate of BIT Sindri, Ms Kumari broke the gender barriers by joining Churi UG mine, NK Area. She became the 1st women mining engineer in the history of CIL to work in underground mines," read the tweet.  In a statement released by Bihar's Press Information Bureau, Central Coalfields said that its women employees have excelled in a number of roles, ranging from officer to doctor to security guard to even running heavy machinery. However, this is "the first time when the core mining activity of one of the biggest coal mining companies of the world will witness this progressive change."