IIT-Kanpur Director Manindra Agrawal has clarified that cloud seeding is an ”SOS measure” to tackle extreme pollution, and the technique is not harmful for humans or the environment, as it involves only minute quantities of chemicals to induce rain.

In an interview with PTI, Agrawal, whose team led the recent cloud-seeding trials in Delhi, said while the two attempts did not lead to artificial rain, they provided valuable data and scientific insights for future operations.

”It helps us understand the relationship between the amount of seeding material used, the moisture content of clouds, and their ground-level impact. This will help us fine-tune future operations,” he said.

Agrawal explained that the exercise was paused due to low moisture content in clouds, making conditions unsuita

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