Delhi Authorities had explored cloud seeding as a air pollution mitigation technique final yr (File)
New Delhi:
Delhi Atmosphere Minister Gopal Rai has urged the centre to convene an pressing assembly with key stakeholders to expedite approvals for cloud seeding, an emergency measure aimed toward lowering the anticipated winter air pollution spike within the capital. In a letter despatched to the Union Atmosphere Minister Bhupendra Yadav on Thursday, Mr Rai highlighted the essential want for well timed motion earlier than air air pollution ranges, notably after Diwali, escalate to ‘hazardous’.
He careworn on the significance of coordinating with numerous businesses to safe the mandatory clearances for efficient deployment of cloud seeding expertise.
“Now we have already skilled a delay of roughly one month within the efforts for cloud seeding in Delhi, and with air high quality prone to deteriorate to ‘hazardous’ ranges by early November, I as soon as once more request you to right away convene conferences with all related stakeholders,” he wrote.
The Delhi Authorities had explored cloud seeding as a air pollution mitigation technique final yr, with IIT Kanpur presenting the potential advantages of the method. Nevertheless, implementation was stalled attributable to delays in acquiring important approvals from central businesses.
Cloud seeding entails artificially inducing rain to cleanse the air of pollution and it has been proposed as a brief answer to Delhi’s persistent smog points, in response to the letter.
“We’re ready to take up cloud seeding to fight air air pollution, however we’d like clearances from central departments to proceed,” Mr Rai asserted, urging the union atmosphere minister to facilitate an all-stakeholder assembly to fast-track the approval course of.
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