.Congress forerunner Jairam Ramesh declared that stopped 199 area agro-meteoreological units. (Documents Image) 2 minutes checked out Last Improved: Aug 03 2024|1:04 PM IST.The Our lawmakers on Sunday declared that 199 district agro-meteoreological systems, which gave farmers at the block-level free-of-cost weather advising solutions, were closed down as the NITI Aayog "overstated" their task to justify the selection.Our lawmakers standard assistant in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh discussed a media record on X which claimed that the ranch weather condition consultatory workplaces were shut in March this year as the NITI Aayog "overstated" their part as well as found privatisation." The India Meteorological Team stopped 199 district agro-meteoreological systems (DAMUs). These agromet devices provided all farmers at the block-level free-of-cost climate consultatory services, as well as essential relevant information pertaining to sowing, use of fertilizers, gathering and also holding crops," he mentioned.Pros suggest that while the spending plan investment for these devices annually was actually around Rs forty five crore, the advantage was actually around Rs 15,000 crore, Ramesh revealed.The closure was resisted through Alliance Minister Nitin Gadkari, as well as by several key stakeholders, featuring the Gujarat-based Affiliation of Agrometeorologists, he declared." RTI documentations now disclose that it was the NITI Aayog that advised that area agromet companies be actually privatised and monetised. Actually, the Aayog misstated their duty to justify this choice, saying that the agromet units be actually turned off considering that data was actually right now automated," he stated." This is actually untrue - agromet workers tailor-maked central foresights for nearby usage and also adapted data for other advisories, like those pertaining to the use of fertilizers," Ramesh pointed out in his article on X." The Aayog's deceptiveness and also its lack of guts in standing up to the Government when dealt with the Government's bad decision-making is illustrative of its function over the final 10 years as a simple drumbeater and also supporter for the non-biological PM," Ramesh stated, knocking the general public policy think-tank.First Released: Aug 03 2024|1:01 PM IST.