.Congress forerunner Jairam Ramesh declared that stopped 199 district agro-meteoreological devices. (Report Photograph) 2 minutes checked out Final Improved: Aug 03 2024|1:04 PM IST.The Congress on Saturday declared that 199 area agro-meteoreological systems, which delivered planters at the block-level free-of-cost climate consultatory companies, were closed down as the NITI Aayog "misstated" their duty to justify the decision.Our lawmakers standard secretary in-charge interactions Jairam Ramesh shared a media report on X which declared that the ranch weather advisory offices were shut in March this year as the NITI Aayog "misstated" their role and also found privatisation." The India Meteorological Division stopped 199 district agro-meteoreological systems (DAMUs). These agromet systems delivered all farmers at the block-level free-of-cost weather consultatory services, as well as essential details pertaining to sowing, use fertilizers, harvesting and also storing plants," he pointed out.Professionals suggest that while the finances investment for these units every year was around Rs 45 crore, the benefit was actually around Rs 15,000 crore, Ramesh explained.The shutdown was resisted by Association Priest Nitin Gadkari, and also by numerous key stakeholders, including the Gujarat-based Organization of Agrometeorologists, he asserted." RTI documents currently show that it was the NITI Aayog that recommended that area agromet services be actually privatised and also monetised. Actually, the Aayog overstated their part to justify this selection, arguing that the agromet systems be actually stopped given that data was actually now automated," he said." This is actually untrue - agromet staff personalized core projections for nearby usage and also tailored data for various other advisories, like those pertaining to using fertilisers," Ramesh claimed in his message on X." The Aayog's deception and also its shortage of guts in resisting the Government when confronted with the Federal government's bad decision-making is actually illustrative of its function over the final a decade as a simple drumbeater and also cheerleader for the non-biological PM," Ramesh pointed out, slamming the public plan think-tank.First Released: Aug 03 2024|1:01 PM IST.