Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai writes letter to Union Environment Minister

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has written a letter to Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav following up on his earlier request to convene all-stakeholder meeting to approve cloud seeding in Delhi in view of worsening pollution situation.

This is to remind you of the concerns raised… regarding Delhi’s air quality during the winter months, particularly around Diwali, when smog and environmental degradation lead to hazardous air pollution levels and to consider cloud seeding as an emergency measure,” the letter addressed to Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav read.

Cloud seeding is a process that involves the artificial induction of rain, to reduce air pollution by washing out pollutants from the atmosphere. “The government of Delhi previously explored cloud seeding as an emergency measure to artificially induce rain and reduce air pollution during such critical periods and noticed that prior clearances from various central government agencies are required to implement the same,” the letter said.

“Considering that air quality in Delhi is likely to turn severe during November, I believe it is imperative to consider the feasibility of this method in our context,” the letter further said.

“Delhi government has already implemented the Winter Action Plan with effect from Sep 25 to combat air pollution and is making continuous efforts to explore alternate situations for immediate relief, in case air quality becomes severe,” the letter stated.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) shared an image of the letter on X

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