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By Shailendra Singh
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Updated on 2 Jun 2025, 16:34 IST
Delhi, often referred to as the heart of India, struggles with a recurring and severe issue—air pollution. Each winter, the capital is blanketed in smog, causing alarm among its residents and environmental experts. In a city where air quality often plunges to hazardous levels, innovative solutions have become the need of the hour.
Among the many proposed methods, artificial rain has emerged as a hopeful yet experimental strategy. This article explores five critical factors that Delhi considers while leveraging artificial rain to combat its pollution crisis. From its potential impact to technological feasibility, let’s delve into how this novel approach aims to clear the air and improve the quality of life for millions.
Here are the 5 way Delhi tries to fix air pollution with artificial rain:
In short, Delhi is trying different things, like making artificial rain and controlling car usage, to fix the pollution problem, especially since the air quality is getting worse. They’re waiting for permission from the Supreme Court to go ahead with these plans.
No, Delhi doesn't use fake rain much. But some other places in India try making rain using special methods.
Imagine if we want more rain, we might put special stuff like silver iodide in clouds. This helps clouds make more rain, and that's called cloud seeding.
States like Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Andhra Pradesh in India tried making fake rain to get more water.
The trick is using things like silver iodide in clouds. These things help clouds make more raindrops, and then it rains more.
Not much in Delhi, at least till the last time we checked in 2022. Cloud seeding is usually done in places where there's not enough water.
If they decide to make fake rain in Delhi, they might use cloud seeding. This means they'd release special stuff like silver iodide into the clouds, either from the ground or an airplane. This helps clouds make more rain, and that's how fake rain is created.