Karnataka Ministers N. Chaluvaraya Swamy and H. K. Patil flagged off a dedicated cloud-seeding aircraft at HAL Airport, Bengaluru on 4 September 2026 to address the state's rainfall deficiency and drought conditions. (Photo: NationPress)
Karnataka Ministers N. Chaluvaraya Swamy and H. K. Patil attended the flag-off ceremony for the state's cloud-seeding aircraft at HAL Airport, Bengaluru on 4 September 2026, part of a government programme to counter rainfall deficiency. (Photo: NationPress)
The Karnataka government launched its cloud-seeding programme on 4 September 2026 to tackle acute drought and rainfall deficiency, with the special aircraft departing from HAL Airport, Bengaluru after being flagged off by Ministers N. Chaluvaraya Swamy and H. K. Patil. (Photo: NationPress)
A special cloud-seeding aircraft took off from HAL Airport, Bengaluru on 4 September 2026 under the Karnataka state government's programme to induce artificial rainfall and ease drought conditions across the state. (Photo: NationPress)