District Collector K. Shanthi flagged off on Tuesday a tourism awareness excursion for government school students to mark the World Tourism Day.

The awareness event was part of the State Tourism Department’s initiative of taking 50 children on a one-day excursion in every district. The excursion entails visits to places of significance in the respective districts, including the functioning of government institutions like the Collectorate.

The students were given a tour of the Collectorate providing an exposure to the functioning of the administration, and also a tour of a bank, to understand banking activities.