Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday announced that the city is set to witness its first-ever artificial rain through cloud seeding on October 29, if weather conditions remain favourable. Delhi's much-awaited artificial rain experiment, initially scheduled for July, was delayed because of the monsoon, changing weather patterns, disturbances, and now, the lack of suitable cloud cover.

According to the Delhi government, if the sky remains cloudy on October 29 or 30, as predicted by the Meteorological Department, artificial rain will be induced across several parts of the city. The process is expected to take around 40 to 50 minutes, during which rain will be generated over multiple areas to help reduce pollution levels.

"Preparations have been completed for the first time in Delhi

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