Archana Thakur of Palampur is the first woman engineer of the state to head the state PWD.

Key Points:

• She was appointed the Engineer-in Chief, PWD, by the state government .
• She completed her engineering from PEC in 1987. Her first posting was at Palampur as Assistant Engineer (Designs) in 1988.
• Archana belongs to a small village Sulaha near Palampur.
• She said it is the dedication to service that had brought her the honour of heading the prestigious PWD, which faced the toughest challenge of cutting hills to make roads, which are a lifeline in a state like HP that has negligible air and rail connectivity.