With the rain gods unwilling to smile on Maharashtra after a wet spell last month, the state government is planning to begin its cloud seeding experiment from August if the trend of deficit rainfall continues.
"We are planning to begin the cloud seeding and artificial rain project in August in case the dry spell continues," a senior state government official told dna. The official added that the contractor would provide a plane for cloud seeding and this would be based at Aurangabad. A C-band doppler radar, which can predict weather and precipitation for an over 250km radius, will also be set up.
Cloud seeding involves introducing dry ice or silver iodide into clouds to aid precipitation and rainfall.
"The aircraft will be based at Aurangabad, which will also help us cover parched areas like Solapur, Sangli, Satara, Latur, Osmanabad and Beed," the official said, adding that the radar would help indicate "the accurate movement of clouds with their depth and moisture content". The sorties will be made in consultation with scientists from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM).
03/07/15 Dhaval Kulkarni/Daily News & Analysis
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"We are planning to begin the cloud seeding and artificial rain project in August in case the dry spell continues," a senior state government official told dna. The official added that the contractor would provide a plane for cloud seeding and this would be based at Aurangabad. A C-band doppler radar, which can predict weather and precipitation for an over 250km radius, will also be set up.
Cloud seeding involves introducing dry ice or silver iodide into clouds to aid precipitation and rainfall.
"The aircraft will be based at Aurangabad, which will also help us cover parched areas like Solapur, Sangli, Satara, Latur, Osmanabad and Beed," the official said, adding that the radar would help indicate "the accurate movement of clouds with their depth and moisture content". The sorties will be made in consultation with scientists from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM).
03/07/15 Dhaval Kulkarni/Daily News & Analysis
