.Our lawmakers forerunner Jairam Ramesh alleged that closed down 199 area agro-meteoreological units. (Data Image) 2 minutes checked out Final Improved: Aug 03 2024|1:04 PM IST.The Congress on Saturday affirmed that 199 area agro-meteoreological devices, which gave farmers at the block-level free-of-cost weather advising solutions, were actually closed down as the NITI Aayog "misrepresented" their part to warrant the decision.Our lawmakers overall assistant in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh discussed a media report on X which asserted that the farm climate advisory workplaces were actually shut in March this year as the NITI Aayog "misstated" their function and found privatisation." The India Meteorological Department stopped 199 district agro-meteoreological systems (DAMUs). These agromet devices delivered all planters at the block-level free-of-cost weather advisory services, and also important info pertaining to sowing, use of fertilizers, collecting and also saving crops," he pointed out.Pros propose that while the spending plan investment for these devices annually was actually around Rs 45 crore, the advantage was around Rs 15,000 crore, Ramesh revealed.The closure was resisted by Association Preacher Nitin Gadkari, as well as through numerous vital stakeholders, consisting of the Gujarat-based Organization of Agrometeorologists, he declared." RTI papers now reveal that it was the NITI Aayog that proposed that district agromet solutions be actually privatised as well as monetised. Actually, the Aayog misrepresented their task to justify this selection, claiming that the agromet units be actually turned off since records was actually right now automated," he claimed." This is actually false - agromet workers tailor-maked core projections for neighborhood usage and adapted records for various other advisories, such as those related to making use of fertilisers," Ramesh said in his message on X." The Aayog's deceptiveness as well as its own lack of guts in standing up to the Federal government when faced with the Government's inadequate decision-making is illuminative of its role over the last 10 years as a mere drumbeater and also cheerleader for the non-biological PM," Ramesh pointed out, knocking the general public plan think-tank.Initial Posted: Aug 03 2024|1:01 PM IST.