New Delhi — The Delhi government’s experiment with artificial rain (cloud seeding) to tackle worsening pollution has turned out to be an expensive failure. Despite spending crores of rupees, all three trials conducted under the project have proved unsuccessful. According to weather experts, the attempt failed due to insufficient moisture in the air, which is essential for inducing rainfall.
Taking a jibe at the Delhi government, the Aam Aadmi Party remarked, “Lord Indra will bring the rain, but the government will take credit for the expenditure.”
As per official information, the project — carried out under an agreement between the Delhi Environment Department and IIT Kanpur — has incurred a total cost of ₹3.2 crore. Each trial reportedly cost around ₹64 lakh. So far, three trials have been conducted. During two flights on October 23 and 28, a special aircraft named Cessna flew in from Meerut and sprayed chemicals at an altitude of about 6,000 feet over Delhi’s Khekra, Burari, and Mayur Vihar areas.
Despite these efforts, no rainfall occurred.
