Shura panel debates cloud seeding project

Muscat: The Meals and Water Safety Committee of Majlis Ash’shura held its fifth common assembly of the third annual session below the chairmanship of Abdullah bin Ahmed al Malik, head of the committee, on Wednesday.

The committee hosted Engineer Ali bin Mohammed al Abri, Below-Secretary for Water Sources Affairs on the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Sources, and specialists from the ministry to debate the synthetic precipitation venture in Oman.

On the outset of the assembly, the ministry’s specialists introduced a visible show on the synthetic rain venture. They defined that it’s a nationwide venture that goals to extend groundwater stage and cut back the water scarcity in Oman by augmenting rainfall quantities.

Al Abri mentioned that the cloud seeding venture in Oman depends upon the ionic know-how, an environmentally pleasant technique that doesn’t pose any hazard or destructive results on the setting or people. Oman has at present 12 rain seeding stations, the primary of which was established in 2012, and have become operational in 2013. It contains 3 major departments: the Analysis and Research Division, the Operation and Upkeep Division and the Management and Efficiency Analysis Division.

The assembly reviewed crucial setbacks going through the synthetic rain venture, most notably the excessive value of research and the institution of synthetic rain seeding stations. The committee members inquired about the potential of involving Oman Funding Authority (OIA) to put money into the venture to scale back the monetary burden on the ministry.

The specialists affirmed that statistical studies for the interval from 2013-2018 proved the success of the rain seeding venture with a 15-18 per cent enhance in rainfall quantities reported. They emphasised the significance of reliance on clear indicators of the financial feasibility of the synthetic rain seeding venture and its function in decreasing the water scarcity.