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More power to them: 60 women from Pune take over the power lines from men

These women, part of the MSEDCL's line staff, are slowly getting adept at climbing up utility poles and fixing wires, ironing out the kinks in electricity meters, snipping power supply of defaulters, all tasks traditionally reserved for men

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At the city division of the state electricity board, the job of a line staffer someone who fixes your electricity glitches has traditionally been a male bastion. But the power equation is slowly tilting.


Three line staffers work on an electric box to sort out the glitches. Pic/Sachin Thakare

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