Akanksha Kumari, from Barkagaon, Hazaribagh, a student of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya and a graduate of Birsa Institute of Technology Sindri, is the first Indian female engineer to be employed underground in mining in India. In 2021 she was recruited to work for Central Coalfields at the Churi mines in the North Karanpura Area.[1][2]

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  1. ^ Dharni, Aishwarya (1 September 2021). "Meet Akanksha Kumari, India's First Woman Engineer For Underground Mines". IndiaTimes. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Jharkhand's Akanksha Kumari is India's First Woman Engineer for Underground Mines". News18. 1 September 2021. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.