BACOLOD CITY: With rice lands fast drying up in southern Negros Occidental because of the dry spell caused by the El Niño phenomenon, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is conducting a three-day survey for possible cloud seeding, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Monday.

Lacson said two engineers from the agency's Bureau of Soil and Water Management are in the province to assess the condition and submit a recommendation to him.

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