Fact check: no, a "rain-making tower" in the hills did not end the drought

Viral posts claim a tower produced rainfall; the weather office says the rain came from a regional system.

Published 27 October 2026 at 5:36 am IST · 1 min read

Fact check: no, a "rain-making tower" in the hills did not end the drought — Photo: Illustration: Wildgrove Science (synthetic)

A video shows a steel tower on a hilltop and claims that it brought the first rain in 70 days.

The Demo Weather Office said satellite images showed a band of cloud approaching from the west a day earlier. The tower, built by a private company, emits no particles.

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