Delhi's artificial rain on hold for no ‘suitable clouds’

Delhi's much-awaited artificial rain experiment initially postponed in July continues tobe on hold, with no green light yet for the trial that was expected to take place after Diwali.

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Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa told PTI that there were no suitable clouds for the trial, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), and no window is expected until October 25.

“The day we get suitable clouds, we will conduct the trial immediately, as all preparations from permissions to flight arrangementsare already in place,” he said.

Last week, it was indicated that the trial could take place any day after Diwali.

The Delhi government's cloud seeding project ama-

jor commitment by the BJP-led administration hasbeen postponed multiple times due to various reasons.