A cloud-seeding process was concluded in Delhi on Tuesday to tackle deteriorating air quality. Artificial rain in the national capital territory is likely to take place in a couple of hours. Notably, Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) continues to remain in the ‘very poor’ category.

The seeding process was carried out in Burari, Mayur Vihar, Karol Bagh areas of Delhi. Officials will reportedly conduct another round of seeding. The aircraft took off from Kanpur to carry out the seeding process.

The trial, aimed at inducing artificial rain to curb air pollution in the capital, is part of the Delhi government’s broader strategy to tackle deteriorating air quality during the winter months.

Last week, the Delhi government had conducted a test flight over Burari. During the test run, small quant

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