NEW DELHI: India’s choked capital could on Tuesday and Wednesday witness yet another attempt at cloud seeding, with the hope that rains provide some relief to its choking residents. In a joint attempt by Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), Delhi govt and IIT Kanpur, a specialised Beechcraft 200 of Bengaluru-based Kyathi Climate is expected to fly to Delhi by noon Tuesday and try to enhance precipitation over the next two days as when could formation happens.
Incidentally, a fresh western disturbance is approaching north India that is likely to bring rains to the plains of northwestern India later this week.Delhi had unsuccessfully tried cloud seeding in October 2025.“The aircraft used that time was one that could fly only to an altitude of 10,000 feet and do cloud seeding. The Beechcraft 200 being used now can go up an altitude of 25,000 feet and the company is a specialised one for this task,” said people in the know.The capital is amongst the most polluted cities in the world with AQI levels soaring.Kyathi Climate website describes the company as one that “is primarily committed to continue advances in the field of weather modification, either it is identifying the potential benefits of cloud seeding or monitoring air quality.”About cloud seeding, it says, “We intend to develop new techniques not only to produce artificial rain, which will guarantee monsoon clouds break into torrential rains.”