Panacea for drought: Yogi govt mulls China-type artificial rain technology

Yogi govt had engaged IIT Kanpur to develop indigenous technology

Even as the monsoons remain subdued this year with the prospects of deficient rainfall gaining currency, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is gearing up for experimenting with artificial rain technology developed by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K).

The government plans to first test the technology in arid Bundelkhand and Vindhyachal regions after the project gets a go ahead by the chief minister, UP irrigation minister Dharampal Singh told Business Standard. Later, the technology would be utilised in other areas too depending upon its success, he added.

IIT-K has already given a presentation over cloud seeding or