Following the successful trial of cloud seeding across the national capital by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Thursday called the event a "historic milestone".
Delhi experienced a change in weather with several parts of the city receiving strong winds and rainfall on Tuesday. The downpour caused waterlogging in several parts of the city, causing traffic snarls.
Rain lashed several parts of Delhi and the surrounding National Capital Region (NCR) on Wednesday evening. Areas including Delhi High Court, South Moti Bagh, Civil Lines and Noida Sector 11 witnessed light showers.
Amidst Punjab dealing with severe floods due to heavy rain, Delhi president of Aam Aadmi Party Saurabh Bharadwaj, brought relief materials to flood-affected Ajnala village, which is located in Amritsar district, on Thursday.
Torrential monsoon rains and severe floods have wreaked havoc across Northern India, severely impacting some regions of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, and Uttarakhand.
Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds hit Delhi in the early hours of Sunday, disrupting the common life of the national capital. Several streets were waterlogged, leading to traffic.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday asserted that the work of cleaning Yamuna is underway, and the government is doing it in a time-bound manner.
Due to incessant rain, Delhi's air quality improved significantly. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital was recorded at 179 at 7am on Saturday.