Rajasthan’s pilot to induce artificial rain over Ramgarh Dam using AI-guided drones drew crowds—but the first demo faltered, with officials citing GPS/crowd issues. The ₹2-crore project aims to revive the long-dry reservoir through drone-based cloud seeding over a 60-day window, weather permitting. Today’s local diaries and follow-ups say the maiden attempt “failed,” fuelling debate over efficacy and costs, even as the agriculture department indicates further trials. Context: this is among India’s first drone-plus-AI cloud-seeding attempts; earlier reports flagged DGCA and weather dependencies.
