Bangalore: The government announced a `4.50 crore cloud seeding project on Wednesday as a last ditch attempt to augment rains in the Cauvery Basin, although even the company entrusted with the project admitted that cloud-seeding works best when it is part of long-term water management and not as a crisis response.
Captain Arvind Sharma, the CEO of Agni Aviation, told DNA that the cloud seeding would be done using one aeroplane during November. “The North-East monsoon affects Tamil Nadu, Kerala and southern parts of Karnataka, so we will be targeting that area.
We will use one aeroplane and radar data from the Indian Meterological Department as well as our own radar data to identify viable clouds to seed. But if we are presented with sunny days with minimal cloud cover, then we won’t use the aeroplane at all. The success essentially depends on whether we have a cloud,” he said.Captain Sharma believes that cloud seeding should become an integral part of the state’s weather plans, rather than the last resort.
11/10/12 Daily News & Analysis
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Captain Arvind Sharma, the CEO of Agni Aviation, told DNA that the cloud seeding would be done using one aeroplane during November. “The North-East monsoon affects Tamil Nadu, Kerala and southern parts of Karnataka, so we will be targeting that area.
We will use one aeroplane and radar data from the Indian Meterological Department as well as our own radar data to identify viable clouds to seed. But if we are presented with sunny days with minimal cloud cover, then we won’t use the aeroplane at all. The success essentially depends on whether we have a cloud,” he said.Captain Sharma believes that cloud seeding should become an integral part of the state’s weather plans, rather than the last resort.
11/10/12 Daily News & Analysis
