Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:27am on 29 Oct 2025,Wednesday India
Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Delhi’s Environment Minister, said the trial of cloud seeding was carried out even though atmospheric moisture was only around 10–15 %, well below the typical 50 % needed for effective rainfall. The trial performed by IIT Kanpur involved two aircraft sorties dispersing a total of about 7–8 kg of seeding mix, covering areas including North Karol Bagh, Mayur Vihar and Khekra. The report noted only a trace drizzle in nearby Noida and Greater Noida and a modest drop in pollution levels at some stations. Sirsa said nine to ten more such trials are planned as efforts ramp up ahead of Delhi’s winter pollution peak. (PC: PTI)
