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Delhi's First Cloud-Seeding Trial Aims to Combat Pollution

10/24/2025

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Delhi is conducting its first cloud-seeding trial to counter severe air pollution after Diwali.
The Bharatiya Janata Party government aims to induce artificial rain to wash away pollutants.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta (BJP) said the first artificial rain could occur on October 29 if conditions are favorable.
Experts criticize the plan as ineffective, saying cloud seeding does not address root causes, and noting particulate matter (PM2.5) levels remain critically hazardous.

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Delhi is conducting its first cloud-seeding trial to counter severe air pollution after Diwali.
The Bharatiya Janata Party government aims to induce artificial rain to wash away pollutants.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta (BJP) said the first artificial rain could occur on October 29 if conditions are favorable.
Experts criticize the plan as ineffective, saying cloud seeding does not address root causes, and noting particulate matter (PM2.5) levels remain critically hazardous.