IIT K successfully executes a cloud-seeding operation over Delhi

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur ( IIT K) successfully executed a cloud-seeding operation over Delhi on Tuesday. According IIT K officials . a corridor measuring roughly 25 nautical miles in length and 4 nautical miles in width with the largest distance covered between Khekra and little north of Burari.

A Cessna aircraft took off from the IIT Kanpur airstrip at around 12:15 pm on Tuesday, with the mission of creating artificial rain in the capital. The IIT team had been fully prepared since morning, with experts closely monitoring the weather.

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The first round involved six flares released at an altitude of nearly 4,000 feet above ground level, with a burn duration of 18.5 minutes.

The second flight took off at 3:55 pm, deploying eight flares at a higher altitude of around 5000-6,000 feet.