New Delhi trials cloud seeding


Hazy ride: Cyclists riding on Kartavya Path in New Delhi on a smoggy morning after a dip in air quality, partly due to the use of firecrackers during the Diwali festival. — Reuters

THE country has trialled cloud seeding over its smog-filled capital for the first time, spraying a chemical from an aeroplane to encourage rain and wash deadly particles out of the air.

Cloud seeding is the practice of using aeroplanes to fire salt or other chemicals into clouds to induce rain.

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