HAL and IIT-K offer cloud seeding technology at low cost to Karnataka

BENGALURU: While the state cabinet has already approved cloud-seeding project of Rs 91 crore, with Kyathi Climate Modification Consultants bagging the contract, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K) have jointly written to Karnataka government offering their low-cost technology for cloud seeding.

While the estimated cost has not yet been worked out for the HAL-IIT-K proposal, state government officials expect it will be much less than the already approved contract.“While HAL did not participate in the tendering process, they along with IIT-K can present the technology to us. It is good to have our own technology, as this also reduces cost of the project with no import expenses,” said H S Prakash Kumar, Chief Engineer, Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Department, while speaking on the sidelines of the first International Conference on Cloud Seeding.