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Metro Rail News November 2017

Monthly magazine with special focus on Urban Mobility, Metro Rail Projects, Mass Rapid Transit Systems, High Speed Rail Project, Smart Cities Projects etc.

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<strong>Metro</strong>, and took it up in October 2007," says<br />

Annie, who hails from a middle class family in<br />

north Kolkata.<br />

In 2009, she joined Chennai <strong>Metro</strong>. And then<br />

went to Doha for six months in 2014. "My visa<br />

application was rejected thrice by Qatar<br />

because they do now allow unmarried women<br />

to go and work there. But the fourth time, I<br />

fought it out with them," she laughs.<br />

Annie is proud of her work in the tough male<br />

world around her, which has helped her "not<br />

bother about what is going to happen<br />

tomorrow".<br />

She wants women to break stereotypes and work in<br />

the male-dominated professions. "I want women to<br />

drive a tunnel boring machine. I want them to work<br />

in the tunnel," said Annie who lives in HSR Layout<br />

with her husband, a techie.<br />

“<br />

I want women to drive a<br />

tunnel boring machine. I want<br />

them to work in the tunnel.<br />

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