Mysuru: As the monsoon continues to play truant, drought-stricken Karnataka has begun cloud- seeding to enhance precipitation. The cloud-seeding operation was launched from the HAL Airport in Bengaluru yesterday by Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department and the operations will begin from Mysuru this evening.
Cloud-seeding involves spreading of aerosol (silver iodide or sodium chloride) into clouds to stimulate the precipitation process and formation of rains. It has been used in a variety of drought-prone countries, including the United States, China, India and Russia.
