.Our lawmakers innovator Jairam Ramesh affirmed that closed down 199 district agro-meteoreological units. (File Photograph) 2 minutes reviewed Last Updated: Aug 03 2024|1:04 PM IST.The Congress on Saturday affirmed that 199 area agro-meteoreological devices, which provided farmers at the block-level free-of-cost weather consultatory services, were shut down as the NITI Aayog "overstated" their part to warrant the selection.Congress overall assistant in-charge interactions Jairam Ramesh discussed a media report on X which stated that the ranch weather condition advising workplaces were actually closed in March this year as the NITI Aayog "misstated" their role and also looked for privatisation." The India Meteorological Team shut down 199 area agro-meteoreological units (DAMUs). These agromet units provided all farmers at the block-level free-of-cost weather consultatory solutions, as well as crucial details related to sowing, use of fertilizers, harvesting as well as stashing plants," he stated.Experts suggest that while the budget plan expense for these units annually was around Rs forty five crore, the advantage was actually around Rs 15,000 crore, Ramesh revealed.The cessation was resisted by Alliance Priest Nitin Gadkari, as well as by many key stakeholders, featuring the Gujarat-based Organization of Agrometeorologists, he claimed." RTI files right now expose that it was the NITI Aayog that recommended that district agromet companies be actually privatised and monetised. Actually, the Aayog misstated their part to justify this selection, claiming that the agromet units be closed down given that information was actually right now automated," he pointed out." This is not true - agromet team personalized main forecasts for neighborhood make use of and modified data for other advisories, including those related to using fertilizers," Ramesh pointed out in his blog post on X." The Aayog's deception as well as its shortage of guts in withstanding the Federal government when confronted with the Authorities's bad decision-making is illuminative of its own function over the last 10 years as a simple drumbeater and cheerleader for the non-biological PM," Ramesh mentioned, hammering the general public policy think-tank.Very First Published: Aug 03 2024|1:01 PM IST.