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In a welcome turn of events, Delhi NCR residents were greeted with a refreshing surprise on Friday morning as light rain graced the city, giving them a much-needed reprieve from hazardous levels of air pollution..
Several users took to social media platforms to discuss whether the sudden change of weather was the result of artificial rain or real.. "Is this the artificial rain that IIT Kanpur had proposed?," asked one user on X.. chikchik18 (@chikchik18)..
The surprise rain, with no prior forecast, comes amid Delhi government contemplating on the prospect of resorting to 'artificial rain' to combat the ongoing pollution crisis..
The Delhi government reportedly indicated that it will bear the entire cost of the impending artificial rain endeavor aimed at alleviating severe air pollution in the city..
Environment Minister Gopal Rai shared that the Kejriwal government is actively preparing to combat air pollution in Delhi through the implementation of cloud seeding for inducing artificial rain..
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