Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Tuesday announced that a cloud-seeding operation to trigger artificial rain in the national capital would most probably be conducted today. The operation is weather-dependent in Kanpur, where the aircraft to be used for the operation is stationed.
Operation awaiting weather clearance from Kanpur
Sirsa clarified that the present visibility in Kanpur stands at 2,000 metres, whereas a minimum of 5,000 metres is needed for aircraft to take off the plane safely.
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He further added that if there is an improvement in conditions and the plane takes off successfully, cloud seeding over Delhi would be possible between 12:30 pm and 1 pm.
“Once visibility improves, the aircraft will take off from Kanpur, conduct cloud seeding in Delhi, and then return,” Sirsa said, ANI reported.
Delhi’s air quality still in ‘Very Poor’ category
Following Diwali, Delhi and NCR have continued to record ‘poor’ to ‘very poor’ air quality levels, even as Stage 2 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) remains in force.
As per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the air quality in Delhi was 306 as of Tuesday morning at 8 am.
Among major areas, Siri Fort (350), Bawana (336), Burari Crossing (326), and Punjabi Bagh (323) had some of the poorest air quality in the city.
According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), while some cities in Delhi-NCR are moving towards the ‘severe’ air quality category, others continue to remain in the ‘very poor’ range. Here’s a comparison of today’s AQI levels with yesterday’s air quality level across key cities in the region.
Alipur: 306 (very poor), worsened today compared to yesterday’s 271 (poor)
Anand Vihar: 317 (very poor), improved from yesterday’s 387
Ashok Vihar: 331 (very poor), worsened today compared to yesterday’s 330 (very poor)
Burari Crossing: 323 (very poor), worsened today compared to yesterday’s 316 (very poor)
CRRI Mathura Road: 284 (poor), improved from yesterday’s 307 (very poor)
Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range: 310 (very poor), worsened today compared to yesterday’s 260 (poor)
Dwarka-Sector 8: 318 (very poor), worsened today compared to yesterday’s 296 (poor)
Jahangirpuri: 323 (very poor), worsened today compared to yesterday’s 319 (very poor)
Patparganj: 314 (very poor), worsened today compared to yesterday’s 312 (very poor)
Sector-125: 317 (very poor), improved from yesterday’s 352 (very poor)
Sector-62: 223 (poor), improved from yesterday’s 233 (poor)
Sector-1: 307 (very poor), improved from yesterday’s 320 (very poor)
Sector-116: 331 (very poor), improved from yesterday’s 345 (very poor)
CM Rekha Gupta calls cloud seeding a ‘Necessity’
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta labelled cloud seeding a “necessity for the capital” and termed it a path-breaking experiment to address the environmental crisis of the city.
“This is the first of its kind in Delhi. We are hoping it will bring the high pollution levels in the city under control,” Gupta said, while the government is hoping for good results from this move.
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