New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- Amid reports that the Delhi government may conduct cloud seeding on Tuesday, 28 October, the flight that is slated to carry out the exercise has left Kanpur.

The update came from Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa, who had earlier said that the trial to induce artificial rain in the national capital could take place today.

An official said that if the weather conditions are favourable with regard to moisture levels and cloud availability, the trial will take place today itself, in which case the flight will directly conduct cloud seeding in the northwest region near Burari, following which it will land in Meerut.

However, the official also said that if the weather conditions are not found favourable ...