{"id":1301966,"date":"2025-10-30T11:07:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T05:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1301966"},"modified":"2025-10-30T11:07:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T05:37:54","slug":"plan-to-bring-artificial-rain-in-delhi-stopped-rs-3-2-crore-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/plan-to-bring-artificial-rain-in-delhi-stopped-rs-3-2-crore-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan To Bring Artificial Rain In Delhi Stopped: Rs 3.2 Crore Failure?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A much-anticipated <strong>cloud-seeding trial scheduled for October 29, 2025<\/strong>, in Delhi has been <strong>put on hold<\/strong> after experts found <strong>insufficient moisture in the clouds<\/strong>. According to sources in the Delhi government and a statement from the <strong>Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K)<\/strong>, the operation could not proceed as <strong>moisture levels were only around 15\u201320%<\/strong>, far below what\u2019s required for successful artificial rainfall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-24-at-12.07.30-PM-1536x789-1-1024x526.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1301969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-24-at-12.07.30-PM-1536x789-1-1024x526.png 1024w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-24-at-12.07.30-PM-1536x789-1-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-24-at-12.07.30-PM-1536x789-1-768x395.png 768w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-24-at-12.07.30-PM-1536x789-1.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>IIT-Kanpur: Valuable Insights Despite Challenges<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While the attempt to trigger rainfall failed, IIT-Kanpur emphasized that the experiment still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/Delhi\/insufficient-moisture-in-clouds-delhis-cloud-seeding-trial-for-oct-29-put-on-hold\/article70216624.ece#:~:text=A%20cloud%2Dseeding%20trial%20scheduled,Delhi%20government%20told%20The%20Hindu.\">produced <\/a><strong>valuable scientific data<\/strong>. Monitoring stations across Delhi recorded <strong>real-time changes in air quality<\/strong>, revealing a <strong>6\u201310% reduction in PM2.5 and PM10 levels<\/strong>. The institute noted that even with limited atmospheric moisture, <strong>cloud seeding showed potential to improve air quality<\/strong> \u2014 a promising sign for future trials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Earlier Trials Showed Minimal Rainfall<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The postponed trial followed <strong>two earlier experiments conducted on October 28<\/strong> in collaboration between the <strong>Delhi government and IIT-Kanpur<\/strong>. These took place in <strong>Burari, north Karol Bagh, Mayur Vihar, and Badli<\/strong>, but <strong>no precipitation<\/strong> was recorded in Delhi itself. However, <strong>light rainfall<\/strong> was observed in <strong>Noida and Greater Noida<\/strong>, indicating that the seeding may have partially influenced cloud formation beyond Delhi\u2019s boundaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Political Reactions and Controversy<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the trials, <strong>Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa<\/strong> declared the exercise a <strong>success<\/strong>, crediting the BJP-led government for taking \u201cinnovative steps\u201d to tackle pollution. He also criticized the <strong>Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)<\/strong> for being \u201cjealous\u201d of the results. The <strong>AAP<\/strong>, however, questioned the <strong>credibility of the experiment<\/strong>, arguing that the lack of rainfall undermined claims of success and raised concerns about the <strong>practicality of cloud seeding in Delhi\u2019s weather conditions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Looking Ahead: Promise Amid Setbacks<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the delay, experts see the trials as a <strong>learning opportunity<\/strong>. The data gathered could help refine future <strong>artificial rain experiments<\/strong>, particularly in <strong>dry or low-humidity environments<\/strong> like Delhi during post-monsoon months. For now, the <strong>cloud-seeding initiative<\/strong> remains an ambitious part of the Capital\u2019s <strong>air pollution control strategy<\/strong>, even if it\u2019s still in its experimental phase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A much-anticipated cloud-seeding trial scheduled for October 29, 2025, in Delhi has been put on hold after experts found insufficient moisture in the clouds. According to sources in the Delhi government and a statement from the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K), the operation could not proceed as moisture levels were only around 15\u201320%, far below [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":1301969,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1301966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Plan To Bring Artificial Rain In Delhi Stopped: Rs 3.2 Crore Failure? - Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile &amp; Startups<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/plan-to-bring-artificial-rain-in-delhi-stopped-rs-3-2-crore-failure\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Plan To Bring Artificial Rain In Delhi Stopped: Rs 3.2 Crore Failure? - Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile &amp; Startups\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A much-anticipated cloud-seeding trial scheduled for October 29, 2025, in Delhi has been put on hold after experts found insufficient moisture in the clouds. 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