Aircraft takes off from Kanpur for first cloud-seeding trial in Delhi; exercise likely in Burari

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The unreality  seeding trial, aimed astatine  inducing artificial rainfall  to tackle aerial  contamination  successful  the capital, is portion  of Delhi government’s broader strategy   to mitigate deteriorating aerial  prime   during the wintertime  months. File

The unreality seeding trial, aimed astatine inducing artificial rainfall to tackle aerial contamination successful the capital, is portion of Delhi government’s broader strategy to mitigate deteriorating aerial prime during the wintertime months. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu

The craft to beryllium utilized for the archetypal cloud-seeding proceedings successful the nationalist superior took disconnected from Kanpur for Delhi, and is expected to behaviour the workout successful northwest Delhi’s Burari, an authoritative said connected Tuesday (October 28, 2025).

According to the official, if upwind conditions stay favourable, specified arsenic moisture levels and unreality availability, the proceedings volition instrumentality spot connected Tuesday (October 28, 2025).

The formation volition straight behaviour the proceedings successful the northwest portion adjacent Burari, aft which it volition beryllium stationed astatine the Meerut airport.

The authoritative besides said that if upwind conditions are not favourable for seeding, the formation volition straight caput to Meerut, wherever it volition stay stationed until the upwind becomes suitable for the exercise.

The trial, aimed astatine inducing artificial rainfall to tackle aerial contamination successful the capital, is portion of Delhi government's broader strategy to mitigate deteriorating aerial prime during the wintertime months.

Published - October 28, 2025 01:27 p.m. IST

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