Maharashtra's artificial rain experiment fails

NASHIK/MUMBAI: The experiment to generate artificial rains was unsuccessful on the second consecutive day at Saygoan village in Nashik district.

The experiment is being conducted in drought-prone Yeola tehsil by a private Mumbai based agency - ' International School of Professional Studies' (ISPS) in association with Hind foundation.

Confirming the development Maharashtra Agriculture minister Eknath Khadse told PTI that the agency concerned have conducted their experiments yesterday and today which did not succeed.

"They want to keep trying and we are OK with it because we are not spending any money," he added.

"Eight rockets were fired this morning in the sky, to have chemical effects on the clouds, one successfully went in the clouds and seven rockets proved unsuccessful due to unfavourable climatic conditions and high-height of the clouds", Abdul Rehman Wanoo, an office-bearer of ISPS told reporters in Nashik.

"Yesterday's experiment was unsuccessful following high-speed-winds, scattered clouds," he added.