<p>Vaishali S Hiwase became the first woman officer to be appointed as officer commanding in the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) where she will be responsible for providing connectivity through an Indo-China border road, the BRO said.</p> <p>"BRO India feels proud to announce the #First woman Officer EE(civ) Vaishali S Hiwase for taking over as Officer Commanding of a Road Construction Company that is responsible to provide connectivity of an Indo-China Border Road," tweeted BRO.</p> <p><a title="Also Read|West Bengal: TMC MLA From Tehatta Constituency Succumbs To Covid 19" href="https://ift.tt/32VMepd style="color: #e03e2d;"><strong>Also Read|West Bengal: TMC MLA From Tehatta Constituency Succumbs To Covid 19</strong></span></a></p> <p>"With two air-maintained detachments located at #10000ft and above the alignment of the road is going through some formidable passes and treacherous terrain of hard rock with vertical cliffs," tweeted BRO.</p> <p>[tw]https://twitter.com/BROindia/status/1387425004078309385?s=20[/tw]</p> <p>"Vaishali from Wardha, Maharastra is M Tech and after successfully completing a demanding tenure in #Kargil..the #WomenOfficer has taken over the command to undertake this #Challenge of cutting through the rocks", the tweet read.</p> <p>"This is a humble beginning by @BROindia that will usher a new era of #WomenEmpowerment that will see Women officers taking over most arduous tasks. #History in making...", the tweet read.</p>

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