India, Oct. 28 -- As the AQI levels worsen, Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Tuesday that the national capital may carry out its first trial for cloud seeding today.

Speaking to media, the Delhi minister said that aircraft equipped to carry out cloud seeding will depart from Kanpur once visibility improves.

"As soon as the weather clears up in Kanpur, our aircraft will take off from there today. If it succeeds in taking off from there, cloud seeding will be done in Delhi today. Through that cloud seeding, there will be rainfall in Delhi. Right now, the visibility in Kanpur is 2000 metres. Visibility of 5000 metres is being awaited there," said Sirsa.

The BJP minister added that if the aircraft takes off, the clo...