Cabinet Approved A Proposal On Making Artificial Rain In Drought Hit And Hydrocatchment Areas

A proposal submitted on creating Artificial Rain in Drought hit areas and Hydrocatchment areas of  Sri Lanka was approved by the Cabinet yesterday(05) it has been announced.

• Under the Proposal submitted to the Cabinet by Minister Daya Gamage it has been suggested to create Artificial Rain through spraying a chemical to the clouds (Cloud seeding)by using an Aircraft and spraying a chemical to air from.a mountanous area in Kotmale.

This programme on creating Artificial Rain will be implemented under the supetvision of Ministry of Primary Industries and a University in China it has been revealed.

A Team of Thai experts too arrived in Sri Lanka recently to study the possibility of making Artificilal Rain in relevant areas of the country.