The first cloud-seeding trial has been conducted in parts of Delhi, including Burari and Karol Bagh areas, officials said on Tuesday. According to the officials, the aircraft took off from Kanpur for Delhi and conducted the exercise.

The trial, aimed at inducing artificial rain to tackle air pollution in the capital, is part of the Delhi government's broader strategy to mitigate deteriorating air quality during the winter months.

"The Cessna aircraft took off from Kanpur. It released eight fire flares and the trial lasted for half an hour," Delhi minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said in a video statement.

He added that the IIT-Kanpur had said rain could happen within 15 minutes to four hours after cloud-seeding trial.

The second trial would be conducted later today in outer Delhi.

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