By Admin 
Two trials of cloud seeding conducted by Delhi’s Rekha Gupta government to reduce pollution were not as successful as expected. Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said that the main reason for this failure was the lack of moisture in the clouds.
During a special conversation with ABP News, Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said that the cost of cloud seeding once is around Rs 30 to 35 lakh. Whereas 9-10 operations cost around Rs 3 crore.
‘For this reason the trial was not successful’
He said that IIT Kanpur and Delhi government together tried cloud seeding twice, but due to lack of sufficient moisture, rain could not occur. Sirsa further said that during the trial on Tuesday, there was only 15 percent moisture in the atmosphere, whereas at least 50 percent moisture is required for artificial rainfall.
‘Will do trial again’
However, he also said that with the new chemical mixture prepared by the IIT Kanpur team, artificial rain can be produced in future even in spite of low humidity. The minister said that according to the India Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of humidity increasing by evening. Therefore, as soon as the weather becomes favourable, the next trial of cloud seeding will be conducted again. He said that our efforts will continue.
Answer given on AAP’s question
Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party leader and former Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj has raised questions on this experiment. He says that this is a waste of public money. Responding to this, Sirsa said that when his government was in power, he kept talking about cloud seeding for ten years but did not even sign the MoU. We tried, did trials for the first time, what if we did not get results immediately – we will not give up.
Sirsa further said that Saurabh Bhardwaj’s criticism is just a joke because his government only talked, whereas the present government showed action.
Trial is being done with the help of scientists of IIT Kanpur
It is noteworthy that for the first time artificial rainfall has been tried in Delhi with the help of scientists from IIT Kanpur. Its objective is to reduce air pollution and improve the air quality of the capital. This technology has already been successful in countries like the US, China and the United Arab Emirates, where it has been adopted to tackle drought and pollution.