DIAL rains for relief: Choked Delhi to see another cloud seeding attempt
Delhi authorities are planning another cloud seeding attempt using a high-altitude Beechcraft 200 aircraft to combat the city's severe air pollution. This effort follows a previous unsuccessful attempt and coincides with a forecasted western disturbance that may bring natural rainfall.
Why it matters
Cloud seeding represents a controversial and high-stakes technological intervention to address the public health crisis caused by extreme air pollution in major urban centers.
NEW DELHI: India’s choked capital could on Tuesday and Wednesday witness yet another attempt at cloud seeding, with the hope that rains provide some relief to its choking residents. In a joint attempt by Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), Delhi govt and IIT Kanpur, a specialised Beechcraft 200 of Bengaluru-based Kyathi Climate is expected to fly to Delhi by noon Tuesday and try to enhance precipitation over the next two days as when could formation happens.Incidentally, a fresh western disturbance is approaching north India that is likely to bring rains to the plains of northwestern India later this week.Delhi had unsuccessfully tried cloud seeding in October 2025.“The aircraft used that time was one that could fly only to an altitude…
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