Delhi air pollution: A look at benefits, disadvantages and cost of artificial rains | All you need to know
ANI as saying that if certain parameters related to cloud conditions are met on November 20-21, then a pilot project related to artificial rains can be executed. ALSO READ: AQI Updates: ‘Situation in Delhi better as compared to previous year’ says Gopal Rai Cloud seeding is the process of artificially generating rain.
The process involves implanting clouds with particles such as silver iodide crystals, potassium iodide and dry ice. Follow Delhi air quality LIVE updates here These particles help in condensation of water vapor and formation of raindrops or ice crystals - leading to cloud formation and subsequent rainfall.
Planes are used to spray clouds with these chemicals to condense smaller particles into larger rain droplets. ALSO READ: How can IIT Kanpur's ‘artificial rain’ help curb Delhi pollution issue? Explained > Artificial rains help in dispersing air pollution and reducing the concentration of dust, smoke, smog, haze and chemicals > It is one of the ways to consider to improve rainfall quantity in rain-deficit areas.
According to the Desert Research Institute, "Cloud seeding is used all over the world as a method for enhancing winter snowfall and increasing mountain snowpack, supplementing the natural water supply available to communities of the surrounding area." ALSO READ: Mint Explainer: Why cloud seeding is easy to propose but hard to implement > It can benefit in agriculture process by providing moisture for crops > Sometimes, it also helps in controlling prevailing weather conditions. "It does not just make rain; it also regulates water vapor that in turn prevents damages brought by destructive hails and storms," according to a paper published in the International Journal of Pure and Applied Bioscience.
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