India, June 14 -- The cloud seeding process will be overseen by IIT Kanpur. Delhi government's role is limited to funding.

NEW DELHI: The cloud seeding trials in Delhi-originally scheduled for late May or the first week of June-have been delayed. A source within the Delhi Environment Department informed The Sunday Guardian that the department is currently awaiting no-objection certificates (NOCs) from various other agencies before it can authorise IIT Kanpur to proceed with the trials. Notably, the entire cloud seeding process-from planning and execution to providing aircraft, chemicals, and managing logistics-will be overseen by IIT Kanpur.

The Delhi government's role is limited to funding the project. While the technical groundwork ha...