New Delhi, May 8 -- The Delhi Cabinet on Wednesday approved a plan to conduct five cloud-seeding trials to assess its effectiveness in tackling the Capital's perennial pollution woes, officials aware of the developments said. The proposal was titled "Technology Demonstration and Evaluation of Cloud Seeding as an Alternative for Delhi NCR", they said. Environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said that each cloud-seeding trial will cost Rs.55 lakh, with a total estimated expenditure of Rs.2.75 crore for the five trials. Additionally, there will be a one-time set-up cost of Rs.66 lakh to cover aircraft calibration, chemical storage, logistics, and other preparatory arrangements. The total project outlay stands at Rs.3.21 crore. "The project ...