New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Tuesday said that a third round of cloud seeding will be conducted in the national capital after the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur completed the second trial earlier in the day to explore artificial rainfall as a pollution-control measure.

He added that IIT Kanpur will release detailed findings of the second trial later in the evening.

The second cloud-seeding trial was conducted by IIT Kanpur on Tuesday, using a Cessna aircraft fitted with salt-based and silver iodide flares to induce rain. The first trial was conducted last week over Burari on September 23.

Speaking to ANI, the Delhi Minister said, "A cloud seeding trial has just been conducted. I...