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A cloud-seeding proceedings scheduled for Wednesday (October 29, 2025) successful the Capital has been enactment connected clasp owed to insufficient moisture successful the clouds, sources successful the Delhi authorities told The Hindu.
A connection released by the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K) connected Wednesday (October 29) besides confirmed the aforesaid and stated that the the process is highly babelike connected the close atmospheric conditions.
Rainfall could not beryllium triggered arsenic moisture levels were astir 15 to 20%, IIT Kanpur said. However, the Institute added that the proceedings delivered “valuable insights”.
"Monitoring stations acceptable up crossed Delhi captured real-time changes successful particulate substance and moisture levels. The information shows a measurable simplification of 6 to 10% successful PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations, indicating that adjacent nether constricted moisture conditions, unreality seeding tin lend to improved aerial quality," the connection read.
On Tuesday (October 28), the Delhi authorities conducted 2 cloud-seeding trials successful collaboration with IIT-Kanpur successful parts of Delhi, including Burari, northbound Karol Bagh, Mayur Vihar, and Badli. However, determination was nary precipitation successful the Capital city. Minimal rainfall was recorded successful Noida and Greater Noida pursuing the trials.
Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa connected Wednesday (October 29) said the trials were palmy and slammed the absorption Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) saying they are “jealous” of the occurrence of the BJP-led government. This came aft the AAP questioned the BJP-led government’s caller exercise, saying nary rainfall was recorded contempt claims of artificial rainfall and raising doubts implicit the feasibility of specified experiments successful the Capital.
After Tuesdays’s (October 28) trials, the authorities successful its study said that the cloud-seeding trials helped successful simplification of particulate substance astatine locations wherever the workout was carried retired adjacent arsenic conditions were not perfect for it.
With PTI inputs
