Mumbai Cloud Seeding

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday invited Global Expression of Interest (GEOI) for initiating a cloud seeding program for artificial rain to combat air pollution in Mumbai.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday morning visited parts of Mumbai to review steps taken to control dust and air pollution and said the city civic body has been directed to do cloud seeding if required.

Worried by the deficient rains this year, Mumbai's civic body has decided to resort to 'artificial rains' at a cost of Rs 6.5 crore, an official said here on Thursday. Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Sitaram Kunte announced the decision even as the city's water collection and storage remained around 30 percent deficient, with...

The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) is pulling all stops, including considering cloud seeding to ensure the city has enough water to last a year. Currently, thanks to the poor monsoon, there is enough water to last only a little over 200 days.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday invited Global Expression of Interest (GEOI) for initiating a cloud seeding program for artificial rain to combat air pollution in Mumbai.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday morning visited parts of Mumbai to review steps taken to control dust and air pollution and said the city civic body has been directed to do cloud seeding if required.

Worried by the deficient rains this year, Mumbai's civic body has decided to resort to 'artificial rains' at a cost of Rs 6.5 crore, an official said here on Thursday. Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Sitaram Kunte announced the decision even as the city's water collection and storage remained around 30 percent deficient, with...

The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) is pulling all stops, including considering cloud seeding to ensure the city has enough water to last a year. Currently, thanks to the poor monsoon, there is enough water to last only a little over 200 days.