As there appears to be no immediate let-up in the intensity of smog in Lahore in the absence of natural rainfall, Punjab’s academia has therefore decided to utilize artificial rain.
Dr. Munawar Sabir, Director of the CIMR, revealed that they have been experimenting with artificial rain for several months and have made all of the required arrangements to carry out the experiment.
With respect to this, Punjab University’s Centre for Integrated Mountain Research (CIMR) plans to conduct a trial of artificial rain over the Khanaspur mountains in Galiyat division in an area of one square kilometre within a week.
In this way, smog will be addressed if CMIR is successful in generating artificial rainfall in Lahore for five to six hours, as the minute particles that make up the smog will be rinsed away.
