Hyderabad, March 17 -- Breaking all social barriers, a 40-year-old Abaya-clad woman from Errakunta in the far southern side of Hyderabad city is now working as a woman construction worker.

Parveen Begum, a resident of Noorinagar in Errakunta, works at construction sites assisting the mason or co-workers in carrying loads of bricks and sand.

A native of Achampet mandal of Nagarkurnool district in Telangana, Parveen got married to a mason Pasha, who is a native of Mahabubnagar district. Pasha worked as a mason until a few years back when he fell ill and got confined to his house.

"Managing household expenses is important for us. Otherwise, we have to die of hunger. I decided to go out and stand at the labour adda at Jahangirabad. People ...