In view of dramatic air pollution, Pakistan has tested artificial rain for the first time in a metropolis of millions. The chief minister of the most populous province of Punjab, Mohsin Naqvi, reported on the experiment in the eastern city of Lahore on Saturday. “We are monitoring the effects of artificial rain,” Naqvi said at a televised news conference.
According to the minister, the experiment was made possible with the help of the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A team of experts has been in the city for two weeks. The artificial rain was therefore initiated using the process known as ‘cloud seeding’. Silver iodide, a yellowish salt, is burned in clouds in combination with acetone to promote the formation of raindrops. The hope is that this will also reduce the persistent smog.
Residents of the metropolis have been suffering from the air quality in Lahore for weeks. The provincial government responded by, among other things, closing schools. The Pakistani authorities see industry, traffic and waste incineration as the biggest causes of air pollution. (sda/dpa)
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