Drone woes and DGCA roadblock stall Rajasthan’s AI-powered artificial rain project

JAIPUR: The ambitious AI-driven cloud seeding project at Ramgarh Dam has encountered yet another obstacle, this time from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The aviation regulator has withheld permission for drone operations at the required altitude of 10,000 feet, instead restricting flights to just 400 feet, a ceiling that experts argue renders the experiment practically unworkable.