Coimbatore: The school education department has sanctioned a sum of Rs 92.6 lakh to distribute a toolkit comprising a 3D world physical map, outline blackboard chart, world map, India map, Tamil Nadu map, railway map, toposheets and compass to all high and higher secondary schools in the state.
It is to develop mapping skills among the students through practical sessions. According to sources from the department, a sum of Rs 1,500 is allotted for each school and the district has about 193 high and higher secondary schools.
After implementing a pilot project in 10 schools per district, Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) introduced mapping skills in all the schools for the students of classes between VI and X. Under the project, students would be taught about directions, time zone, GIS/GPS, remote sensing and graphs as learning through digital maps is expected to help students learn easily, the source said.TNN