New Delhi: In a bid to mitigate air pollution in the national Capital during winter, the Delhi Government is mulling over the use of cloud seeding technology to induce artificial rain. Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Tuesday the Government is preparing a separate action plan for each of the air pollution hotspots in the city.
Rai’s announcement came after his meeting with 24 environmental experts to discuss the ‘Winter Action Plan’ where scientists from IIT-Kanpur gave a presentation on inducing artificial rain in Delhi.
Cloud seeding is a process to induce rain in moisture-filled clouds by sprinkling the upper reaches of clouds with chemicals such as common salt or silver iodide, usually with the help of jets fixed to aeroplanes.
At this meeting, suggestions were also taken from 24 members and researchers from the Council for Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), and Environmental Defense Fund, among others.
13/09/2023 Pioneer
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