Pakistan Smog: Artificial rain used for first time
Artificial rain was used for the first time in Pakistan yesterday in a bid to combat hazardous levels of smog in the megacity of Lahore, the provincial government said.
In the first experiment of its kind in the South Asian country, planes equipped with cloud seeding equipment flew over 10 areas of the city, often ranked one of the worst places globally for air pollution.
The "gift" was provided by the United Arab Emirates, said caretaker chief minister of Punjab, Mohsin Naqvi.
"Teams from the UAE, along with two planes, arrived here about 10 to 12 days ago. They used 48 flares to create the rain," he told media.
He said the team would know by the night what effect the "artificial rain" had.
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