As Kollam is all set to host the 62nd State School Arts Festival, the coveted gold cup for winners will arrive in the district on Wednesday.
Kozhikode was the previous champions and the cup will be brought from there to Kollam in a procession that began on Tuesday.
The cup will travel through Kottayam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha districts on Wednesday, entering the district at Kulakkada on MC Road. The procession will be accorded a reception at the entry point and Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal, who is also the chairman of the organising committee, will receive the cup. Ministers J. Chinchurani and K.B. Ganesh Kumar, Mayor Prasanna Earnest, and district panchayat president P.K. Gopan will be present. The procession will then proceed to Asramam Maidan, the main venue of the festival, while the first batch of students is also expected to arrive the same day.
